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Nazareth  Hall. 


HISTORICAL    SKETCH 


Nazareth   Hall 

From    1755    to    1869; 


WITH    AN    ACCOUNT   OF   THE 


REUNIONS  OF  FORMER  PUPILS 

AND   OF   THE 

INAUGURATION    OF   A    MONUMENT   AT   NAZARETH 
ON  THE    iiTH  OF  JUNE,  1868 

ERECTED  IX  MEMORY  OF  ALUMNI  WHO  FELL  IN 
THE   LATE    REBELLION. 


By   WILLIAM    C.    REICHEL 

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PRINTED   FOR  THE 

REUNION    SOCIETY    OF    NAZARETH    HALL 

By  J,  B.  LiPPiNCOTT  &  Co..  Philadelphia. 

1869. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1869,  by 
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HISTORICAL  SKETCH  OF  NAZARETH  HALL, 


•n  WHICH  HAS  EXISTED  DURING  A  PERIOD  OF  MORE  THAN 

g  ONE  HUNDRED  YEARS, 


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PREFACE. 


A  RESOLUTION  adopted  by  the  "  Union  Society  of  Nazareth 
Hall,"  at  its  second  meeting,  on  the  8th  of  June,  1855,  recom- 
mended the  publication  of  a  "  Historical  Sketch  of  Nazareth 
Hall,  from  1755  to  1855,"  prepared  by  Rev.  Levin  T.  Reichel,  a 
former  principal  of  that  institution,  then  of  Salem,  N.  C.  It 
was  suggested,  furthermore,  to  incorporate  the  acts  of  the  re- 
unions of  former  pupils  with  this  narrative.  Mr.  Ernest  F. 
Bleck,  of  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  undertook  the  arrangement  of  the 
materials,  and  in  the  summer  of  1855  the  first  edition  of  "  Naz- 
areth Hall  and  its  Reunions"  appeared,  at  the  expense  of  a 
member. 

A  desire  expressed  by  its  Alumni  to  possess  an  authentic 
account  of  the  eight  reunions  held  during  the  past  twelve  years, 
and  of  the  proceedings  of  the  nth  of  June,  1868,  which  day 
witnessed  the  inauguration  of  a  monument  erected  in  memory 
of  such  former  pupils  of  the  institution  as  had  fallen  fighting  for 
their  country  and  its  constitutional  liberties  during  the  late  rebel- 
lion, was  the  occasion  of  this  rewriting  of  "  Nazareth  Hall  and 
its  Reunions." 

No  funds  having  been  provided  for  this  purpose,  and  the 
balance  remaining  in  the  hands  of  the  treasurer  of  the  Monu- 
ment Fund  being  sufficient  only  for  the  stereotype  plates,  the 
cost  of  printing  this  volume  has  been  defrayed  by  the  same 
member  of  the  Society  who  issued  the  edition  of  1855. 

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8  PREFA  CE. 

The  writer  has  made  a  few  additions  to,  but  no  material  alter- 
ations in,  i\Ir.  Reichel's  outline  history.  The  facts  bearing  on 
the  reunions  have  been  reproduced  as  faithfully  as  possible  from 
the  Minute  Book  of  the  Society,  and  from  the  chronicles  of  its 
authorized  historians.  To  the  accounts  of  reporters  of  various 
public  journals  present  on  the  occasion  he  is  indebted  for  the 
data  on  which  is  based  the  narrative  of  the  Reunion  of  June 
II,  1868,  and  of  the  proceedings  at  the  inauguration  on  that  day 
of  a  memorial  in  honor  of  patriotic  sons  of  Nazareth  Hall. 

The  catalogue  of  pupils  and  teachers  is  brought  down  in  full 
to  December  31,  1868,  and  personal  notices  have  been  amended 
wherever  such  change  was  rendered  necessary  by  the  vicissi- 
tudes which  time  and  life  bring  with  them. 

W.  C.  Reichel. 

Bethlehem,  Penna.,  February  i,  1869. 


NAZARETH  HALL. 


A    FRAGMENT. 

By  the  late  Right  Rev.  W.  H.  Van  Vleck,  its  Fifth  Principal. 

'  Tis  morn.     Behold  !  with  early  radiance  crowned, 

The  king  of  day  ascends  the  eastern  sky, 

Gilding  with  roseate  hue  the  mountain-tops, 

The  footstool  of  his  high  cerulean  throne. 

He  comes,  once  more,  to  rule  this  lower  world, 

And  usher  in  another  checkered  day 

Of  hopes  and  fears,  of  pleasure  and  of  toil ; 

Arousing  from  the  arms  of  sweet  repose 

To  sweeter  rambles  in  the  flowery  path 

Of  knowledge,  all  her  youthful  votaries, 

The  inmates  of  this  academic  dome. 

Arise,  my  soul !  obey  the  bright  behest, 

And  early  pay  the  morning  sacrifice  ! 

Refresh'd  with  balmy  sleep,  that  renovates 

Both  mind  and  body  worn  with  daily  toils 

(Thanks  to  that  Power  divine,  whose  angel-guards 

Their  nightly  vigils  round  my  pillow  kept), 

I  wander  forth  to  breathe  the  vernal  air. 

And  list  the  woodland  warblers'  matin  song. 

Yon  verdant  hill,  that  rises  in  the  west. 

Whose  brow  full  many  a  sacred  tomb  adorns. 

Invites  my  steps.     I  gain  the  steep  ascent, 

And  there,  with  mute,  ineffable  delight, 

I  gaze  upon  the  scene  that  smiles  around. 

So  oft  admired,  and  yet  for  ever  new. 

All  hail !  thou  ancient,  venerable  pile, 

Sacred  to  Him,  who  fills  the  heav'n  of  heav'ns, 

And  yet  delights  with  mortal  man  to  dwell ; 

Whose  glittering  spire  the  sixteenth  vernal  sun 


lO  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Now  gilds,  since  erst  within  thy  hallowed  walls 
My  tender  youth  a  sweet  asylum  found. 
All  hail  !  thou  cradle  of  my  infant  mind  ! 
Where  childhood,  happiest  age,  with  golden  dreams 
Full  many  a  swift-revolving  day  beguiled. 
Thou  sacred  roof,  beneath  whose  ample  shade 
Two  heaven-born  sisters.  Art  and  Science,  dwell, 
Where,  deeply  smitten  with  celestial  charms 
I  learned  to  glow,  and  vowed  allegiance  true. 
There  first  with  rapt'rous  eye,  the  page  sublime 
Of  classic  Rome  and  Greece  I  wandered  o'er  ; 
Now  dared,  with  venturous  pencil,  to  portray 
Fair  Nature's  smiling  face  in  mimic  hues. 
Or  from  my  youthful  lyre,  with  trembling  hand, 
Unpractis'd,  rude,  discordant  accents  flung. 
But  ah  !  far  greater  debt  than  mortal  skill 
Or  human  knowledge  do  I  owe  to  thee, 
Thou  hallowed  temple  of  the  living  God. 
'Twas  here  my  tender  mind  was  first  imprest 
With  Revelation's  awful  truths  divine  ; 
'  Twas  here  that  on  the  darkness  of  my  soul 
First  dawn'd  Religion's  doubt-di-spelling  ray, 
And  my  enfranchis'd  heart,  with  rapture  fired, 
Was  taught  to  pray,  to  praise,  and  to  adore  ! 
Such  is  the  vast  amount  for  which  I  stand 
Eternally  indebted.     This  the  soil 
Where  once  with  care  was  sown  what  now  I  reap.' 
Hither  my  grateful  thoughts  shall  e'er  return  ; 
Nor  absence,  lapse  of  time,  or  change  efface 
What  Gratitude  has  written  in  my  breast. 
Nazareth,  1815. 


Nazareth  Hall. 


THE  spot  now  crowned  by  the  stately  structure  of 
Nazareth  Hall  w^as,  a  century  ago,  still  covered  with 
primeval  forest,  and  its  immediate  vicinity,  the  abode  of 
Delawares  or  Fork  Indians,  as  they  were  commonly  called 
in  those  days  of  the  Province.  Just  without  the  limits  of 
the  present  borough  of  Nazareth  there  was  in  1740  a  pop- 
ulous village  of  these  aborigines,  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
one  "  Captain  John,"  who  perversely  disputed  the  right 
of  Moravian  occupancy  until  the  verdict  of  the  Iroquois, 
his  liege  lords,  compelled  him  to  relinquish  his  obstinate 
tenure.  The  discomfited  chieftain  now  built  him  a  hut 
some  miles  to  the  north,  near  the  '"  Deep  Hole,"  on  Le- 
hietan  Creek,  and,  burying  past  differences,  brought  his 
venison  statedly  to  Bethlehem  to  market,  until  death  over- 
took him  in  his  woodland  cabin  in  August  of  1747*  ^^ 
Moravian  carpenter  at  the  Gnadenthal  settlement  (now 
the  site  of  the  county  almshouse)  made  the  coffin  of  the 
shrewd  old  Ishmaelite,  who,  in  accordance  with  his  dying 
request,  was  buried  after  the  Christian  mode  of  burial. 

The  Delawares   called    the  Nazareth   tract  "  Welaga- 
mika,"  or  Fat  Lands.     The  abundance  of  flint  arrowheads 

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12  NAZARETH   HALL. 

and  of  other  Implements  of  stone  found  there,  even  at  this 
late  day,  testifies  to  the  fact  that  the  neighborhood  was  a 
favorite  resort  or  rendezvous  of  Indians  from  the  earliest 
times  ;  for  year  after  year  these  historical  monuments  of 
an  almost  extinct  race  are  ploughed  up,  and  it  would  ap- 
pear as  if  the  hidden  store  were  inexhaustible. 

Whitefield,  in  1740  (then  in  the  zenith  of  his  activity 
in  the  British  Provinces  of  North  America),  purchased  of 
Mr.  William  Allen,  merchant  of  Philadelphia,  five  thou- 
sand acres  of  land  in  the  Forks  of  Delaware,  which  he 
called  Nazareth.  This  purchase  is  now  embraced  within 
Upper  Nazareth  township.  Here  the  great  champion  of 
Calvinistic  Methodism  undertook  the  erection  of  a  school 
for  negro  orphans,  and  here  he  designed  settling  such  of 
his  followers  in  England  as  might  be  compelled  to  leave 
their  country  for  conscience'  sake.  His  plans,  however, 
were  never  consummated.  The  school  (now  the  White- 
field  House)  was  only  in  course  of  erection  when,  in  1742, 
the  death  of  Mr.  William  Seward,  Whitefield's  zealous 
coadjutor,  compelled  him  to  relinquish  the  noble  enter- 
prise. Financially  embarrassed,  he  was  glad  to  convey 
the  entire  tract  to  the  Moravians  at  the  cost  price,  the 
latter  reimbursing  him  for  whatever  he  had  expended  in 
improvements.  The  transfer  was  made  in  London  in 
1743,  for  the  consideration  of  £2200. 

This  domain  was  known  as  the  Barony  of  Nazareth, 
and  was  nominally  the  property  of  Erdmuth  Dorothea, 
Countess  of  Zinzendorf.  It  had  the  right  of  court  baron, 
the  only  manor  sold  by  the  Penns  with  that  privilege,  and 
was,  and  indeed  is  yet  held,  on  the  condition  of  rendering 
service  to  them  and  their  heirs  by  paying,  if  demanded,  a 
red  rose  in  June  of  each  year  for  ever.  An  humble  hos- 
telry on  the  northern  outskirts  of  the  tract,  erected  about 
1752  for  the  entertainment  of  occasional  wayfarers  (which 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 3 

a  few  years  later  became  an  asylum  for  fugitives  from  In- 
dian barbarities  on  the  frontiers  of  the  province),  had 
emblazoned  on  its  swinging  sign,  yet  within  the  memory 
of  living  men,  the  beautiful  floral  emblem  of  fealty,  and 
as  the  "  Rose  Tavern"  has  passed  into  colonial  history. 
Settlements  were  gradually  made  by  the  Moravians  at 
Ephrata  (1743)  and  Old  Nazareth  (1744),  both  within 
the  present  borough  ;  at  Gnadenthal  (1745)  and  Christian 
Spring  (1748)  to  the  west,  and  Friedensthal  (1750)  to 
the  east,  which,  in  1754,  together  numbered  two  hun- 
dred and  seventy-nine  souls.  The  estate,  however,  was 
without  a  manor-house,  and  the  scattered  tenants  without 
a  place  of  worship  easily  accessible  to  all.  This  serious 
inconvenience  suggested  the  speedy  erection,  at  some 
central  point,  of  a  spacious  building,  with  arrangements 
to  meet  these  urgent  wants,  and  which,  at  the  same  time, 
might  accommodate  Count  Zinzendorf  and  a  coi'ps  of 
assistants,  who  were  positively  expected  from  Europe. 
The  erection  of  such  a  stately  structure  as  the  Hall  was 
doubtless  determined  in  view  of  the  Count's  prospective 
sojourn.  This,  however,  he  was  never  permitted  to  make. 
Financial  troubles  in  the  Church  detained  him  abroad, 
and  in  1760  death  ended  his  memorable  career.  Zinzen- 
dorf's  personal  labors  in  the  establishment  of  the  Ameri- 
can branch  of  the  Brethren's  Church  were  confined  to 
the  year  1742.  It  was  left  for  Spangenberg  to  work  out 
into  history  the  field-notes  taken  by  that  master  spirit  in 
his  brief  but  eventful  reconnoissance  in  the  wilds  of  North 
America. 

The  corner-stone  of  Nazareth  Hall  was  laid  on  the 
3d  of  May,  1755,  in  the  presence  of  the  inhabitants  of 
the  adjacent  settlements,  and  brethren  from  Bethlehem 
and  elsewhere.  The  Delaware  and  Mohican  converts  of 
the  Gnadenhutten  Mission,  on  the  Mahoney  (established 
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14  NAZARETH  HALL. 

in  1747,  near  Lehighton,  Carbon  county),  were  repre- 
sented respectively  by  their  elders,  Anthony  and  Jacob. 
With  these  came  the  missionaries  Schmick  and  Fabri- 
cius,  contributing  each  an  ode,  composed  for  the  occasion 
in  Indian.  John  Samuel,  a  native  of  the  Malabar  coast, 
and  Andrew  and  Joseph,  negroes  from  Africa,  by  their 
presence  characterized  the  gathering  as  an  extraordinary 
one.  It  was,  in  fact,  an  unpremeditated  exposition  of 
ISIoravian  missionary  activity  and  success  in  the  four  quar- 
ters of  the  globe.  The  opening  exercises  of  the  festive 
day  were  held  on  the  green,  before  the  stone  house  at 
Ephrata,  which  the  first  handful  of  Moravian  pioneers  in 
Pennsylvania  had  commenced  to  erect  for  Whitefield  in  the 
summer  of  1740,  and  were  conducted  by  Bishop  Augustus 
G.  Spangenberg,  of  Bethlehem.  In  the  course  of  these,  he 
communicated  the  various  papers  which  were  to  be  de- 
posited within  t]ie  corner-stone.     They  comprised  : 

1.  A  document  drawn  up  in  Latin  by  Rev.  F.  C. 
Lembke,  pastor  of  the  Moravians  on  the  Nazareth  Tract, 
setting  forth  the  design  of  the  building  in  course  of 
erection,  and  such  historical  facts  as  had  a  bearing  on 
the  occasion. 

2.  A  catalogue  of  all  Aloravians  belonging  to  the 
"  Bethlehem  Economy"  or  communism,  including  those 
resident  at  Bethlehem,  Nazareth,  Christian  Spring,  Gna- 
denthal,  Friedensthal,  and  Gnadenhutten  on  the  Ma- 
honey  ;  and  also  such  as  were  engaged  as  home  mission- 
aries in  the  colonies  or  on  the  foreign  mission  in  the 
West  Indies  and  South  America  (both  of  which  fields 
were  at  this  time  under  the  immediate  jurisdiction  of,  and 
supplied  with  laborers  by,  the  presiding  Board  at  Bethle- 
hem), showing  a  sum-total  of  one  thousand  and  thirty- 
four  souls. 

3.  The  act  of  the  English  Parliament  of  1749,  which 


NAZARETH  HALL.  15 

acknowledged  the  episcopacy  of  the  Unitas  Fratrum,  or 
Ancient  Church  of  the  United  Brethren. 

4.  Two  German  hymn-books. 

5.  An  ode,  written  in  German  for  the  occasion,  by 
Bishop  Matthew  Hehl. 

These  introductory  services  having  been  concluded,  the 
congregation,  headed  by  a  corps  of  musicians  and  the 
clergy,  moved  in  procession  to  the  site  of  the  proposed 
building.  The  ceremony  of  laying  the  corner-stone  was 
conducted  by  the  pastor  and  Bishop  Spangenberg,  as- 
sisted by  Mr.  C.  Schulze,  the  master  mason.  The  stone  is 
a  limestone  of  the  neighborhood,  four  and  a  half  feet  long, 
eighteen  inches  broad,  and  fourteen  inches  thick,  and  lies 
two  feet  underground  in  the  north-east  angle  of  the  build- 
ing. In  the  afternoon,  a  love-feast  was  celebrated  on  the 
lawn  before  the  Whitefield  House,  on  which  occasion  Rev. 
Peter  Boehler  narrated  his  personal  recollections  of  the 
commencement  of  Nazareth  in  1740.  He  had  led  the 
first  Moravians  into  Pennsylvania  from  Georgia  ;  had  con- 
tracted in  their  behalf  with  Whitefield  for  the  erection  of  his 
proposed  school ;  had  prospected  the  tract  with  Mr.  Henry 
Antes,  of  Frederic  township  (now  Montgomery  county), 
in  May  of  the  year ;  and  on  the  30th  of  the  same  month 
had  for  the  first  time  held  divine  service  for  his  little 
flock  under  an  oak,  which  he  pointed  out,  not  far  oft',  to 
his  interested  audience. 

The  solemnities  of  this  memorable  day  were  closed  by 
an  evening  sei"vice,  in  which  the  inhabitants  of  Nazareth 
and  its  dependencies  participated. 

The  building,  thus  auspiciously  begun,  was  brought 
under  roof  within  five  months  ;  and  it  was  a  matter  of 
special  thankfulness  to  Providence,  on  the  part  of  the 
Moravians,  that  the  work  suffered  from  no  serious  inter- 
ruptions, and  was  attended  by  no  accident.     Those  who 


1 6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

have  remarked  the  soHdity  of  its  masonry  and  the  com- 
pact joining  of  its  staunch  timbers,  (both  of  which 
promise  to  outHve  many  generations  of  men  to  come)  ex- 
press surprise  at  the  industry  and  skill  of  the  workmen, 
who  amid  the  multifarious  labors  of  a  self-dependent 
settlement,  so  speedily  erected  this  noble  old  structure  on 
the  outskirts  of  Pennsylvania  civilization. 

A  portentous  time  was  now  at  hand  ;  and  a  cloud  rose 
on  the  north-western  horizon,  which  soon  burst  in  fury 
over  the  devoted  province,  bringing  ruin  and  death  to 
hundreds  of  its  isolated  and  unprotected  settlers.  The 
French  and  Indian  war  was  inaugurated  in  the  summer  of 
1755,  and  in  the  autumn  of  the  year  Eastern  Pennsylvania 
became  the  theatre  of  its  atrocities.  Along  the  whole 
extent  of  its  western  frontier,  in  the  valley  on  this  side  of 
the  Kittatinny  or  "  Endless  Mountains,"  from  the  Mary- 
land line  to  the  Delaware,  (where  hardy  Scotch-Irish" 
and  Germans  had  wielded  the  axe  and  guided  the  plough 
since  173O5)  the  horrors  of  Indian  warfare  were  ti*ansform- 
ing  the  homes  of  rural  peace  into  universal  desolation. 
Burning  tenements  and  smouldering  ruins,  the  scalped 
corpses  of  defenceless  women  and  children,  and  the  mu- 
tilated carcasses  of  dumb  animals  marked  the  path  of 
the  bloody  marauders.  In  the  night  of  the  24th  of  No- 
vember the  mission-house  on  the  Mahoney  was  surprised 
by  a  party  of  Shawnese,  eleven  of  its  inmates  butchered, 
and  the  entire  settlement  laid  in  ashes.  Words  are  inade- 
quate to  convey  the  panic  which  now  seized  the  frontier 
population.  Their  only  safety  lay  in  flight ;  and  in  this 
dark  day  in  tlie  history  of  the  province,  the  well-ordered 
Moravian  settlements  on  the  Nazareth  Tract  and  at 
Bethlehem  proved  her  bulwark,  and  hundreds  of  her  de- 
fenceless inhabitants  fled  to  them  as  to  cities  of  refuge. 
Bethlehem  was  palisaded,  and  the  Rose  and  the  Fried- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 7 

ensthal  mill,  garrisoned  as  for  a  siege.  It  was  a  time  of 
harrowing  uncertainty,  and  for  almost  a  year  the  Brethren 
were  disconcerted  in  their  secular  and  ecclesiastical  enter- 
prises. Thus  it  happened  that  the  manor-house  on  the 
Nazareth  Tract  was  not  completed  until  in  November 
of  1756,  on  the  13th  day  of  which  month  the  chapel  on 
the  first  floor  was  solemnly  dedicated  to  the  worship  of 
God  by  Bishops  Spangenberg  and  Hehl.  Here  the  Na- 
zareth congregation  worshiped  until  the  completion  of 
the  church  erected  in  1S41  (now  the  parochial  school), 
during  the  pastorate   of  the   Rev.  Samuel  Reinke. 

During  the  century  of  its  existence,  the  Hall  has  at  differ- 
ent times  undergone  changes  in  the  details  of  its  interior 
arrangements,  as  well  as  externally.  In  June  of  1785  it 
was  surmounted  with  a  belfry,  ball  and  vane.  The 
hollow  ball  contains  a  document  giving  a  short  historical 
account  of  the  origin  of  the  neighboring  settlements.  In 
1796  a  terrace  constructed  on  the  roof  enabled  the  eye  for 
the  first  time  to  take  in  the  lovely  landscape  which 
stretches  around  the  old  manor-house  with  nevei'-tiring 
charms.  In  December  of  the  same  year  the  belfry  was 
furnished  with  a  clock,  the  workmanship  of  Mr.  Joseph 
Eberman,  of  Lancaster,  Penna.,  which,  until  1S41,  noti- 
fied the  inhabitants  of  the  village,  as  well  as  the  inmates 
of  the  house,  of  the  hours  of  the  day  and  their  quarters. 
The  old  bell,  with  its  devout  inscription,  "  Deo  soli  gloria" 
still  rings  where  it  rang  at  first.  The  clock  does  duty  on 
the  Nazareth  Church. 

On  the  purchase  of  Nazareth  Hall  by  its  Board  of 
Trustees  in  1841,  the  building  was  entirely  renovated. 
Since  17S5  it  had  been  used  as  a  boarding-school  for  boys, 
and  the  wear  and  tear  of  more  than  half  a  century  in 
such  service  told  fearfully  on  the  interior  woodwork. 
Those  who  were  inmates  of  the  institution  at  that  period 


1 8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

doubtless  remember  the  polished  slide  down  the  stairways  ; 
the  steps  and  floors,  heart-of-oak  as  they  were,  worn  hol- 
low by  the  incessant  fall  of  feet,  and  like  indications  else- 
where of  a  long-sustained  and  nobly-contested  siege  against 
tide  and  time.  The  improvements  made  in  the  above- 
mentioned  year,  both  within  and  without,  (for  a  coat  of 
cream-colored  cement  was  given  to  the  gray  limestone 
masonry,  and  a  belfry  of  more  recent  model  supplanted 
the  one  of  1785),  modernized  the  Hall  completely.  From 
time  to  time  lesser  changes  have  been  made  in  the  internal 
arrangements  of  the  old  manor-house,  which  deserve  no 
especial  notice  here.  Some  of  these  may  be  remembered 
by  its  whilom  denizens,  others  forgotten  ;  and  yet  the 
character  of  the  entire  building,  its  beautiful  symmetry 
of  outline  and  sterling  solidity  of  structure,  will  doubtless 
be  ever  present  in  the  memories  of  its  alumni,  involun- 
tarily suggestive  of  the  character  of  the  education  given 
within  its  walls,  whose  intrinsic  worth  and  salutary  in- 
fluences were  first  appreciated  when  in  later  years  they 
engaged  in  the  battle  of  life. 

Transcript  of  the  Latin  Document  Deposited  in  the  Corner-stone. 

Quod  Deus  Triunus 

in  Christo  Jesu,  Universi  Conditore' 

Mundique  per  Sanguinem  secum  Salvatore 

pie  colendus, 

foveat,  juvet  ac  felixomnino  esse  jubeat ! 

Anno  post  nativitatem  Christi 

M  D  C  C  L  v., 

quo  uterque  terrarum  Orbis  Illius  patuit  Evangelio 

et  quoad  magnam  satis  partem  Optimi  ejusdemque  grandasvi 

prae  ceteris  Principis  Georgii  //.  paret  Imperio 

primo  Roberti  Hiinteri  Morris,  Equitis, 

Praefectura  in  Pennsylvania  Anno 

his  in  Baronia  Nazaretli  ponendis  Fundamentis  operam  adhibuere 

L'ratres. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 9 

Lapidemque  collocaverunt  Angularem 

Viris — ex  celebri  Bethlehem  Municipe  ex  quo  ceu 

Columbario  in  omnes  Americae  evolant  Regiones  redeuntque 

Evangelistse  Fratres, 

admodum  Reverendis  Josepho,  Ordinarii  Unitatis 

Fratrum  vicario  general!  per  Americam, 

Petro  et  MatthcEO,  Episcopis, 

Andr.  Ant.  Lawatsch  et  Gottlieb  Bezold,  Presbyteris,  et 

Martino  Mack,  Indorum  Evangelista, 

acclamante  omni  fere,  qui  Bethlehem,  Nazareth, 

Gnadenthal,  Christiansbrunn  et  Friedensthal 

inhabitant  Fratrum  et  Sororum  grege, 

Indis  etiam  non  nullis,  immo  pueris  et  puellis, 

simul  orantibus,  et  Fratribus  praeterea  non  solum  in 

Europa  et  America,  sed  et  in  Asia  et  Africa  natis, 

praesentibus  ; 

solemnique  huic  Actui  Terthim  Alensis  Maji 

condixere  Diem,  Charactero  Domini  : 

"  Ancipitem  habet,  quo  omnia  penetrat,  gladium ;" 

Verbis  Magistri : 

"  Cui,  futuri  seculi  ut  consors  sit,  continget ; 

post  omnes  in  Coelitum  Familia  superstes  erit  acomes  ;" 

Ecclesiae  Symbolo : 

"  In  Te  omnes  Terrarum  benedicentur  Gentes ;" 

insignum  felicia  quavis  prassagientem  Fata 

superstruendae  hisce  Fundamentis  Domus,  quae 

Cultui  Concionibusque  dicata  est  sacris, 

destinata  simul 

(utinam  cito  nobis  advolaret  I) 

Usibus 

Unitatis  Fratrum  Ordinarii, 

immo    Philadelphias  Ecclesiae,  quje  hoc  praesertim  tempore  floret,  et  in 

Cruce  Christi  gloriatur,  Angeli,  quern  cum  lectissima  Conjuge 

Erdmuth  Dorothea, 

ex   Illustrissima   Ruthenorum    Comitum   Prosapia,  exoptatissimo   Ge- 

nero,  Johanhe,  Congregationum  ex  Gentilibus  Ordinarii  vices  gerente, 

Filiabus,  Nepote   ac  nepte  omni  veneratione  prosequitur  ac  pietate 

Totus  Unitatis  Populus, 
cujus  de  Jesu  Christo,  Testimonio  ita  adfuit  Dominus,  ut  non  solum 
Europa  Doctrina  salutari  gaudeat,  et  Ecclesiolis  in  Morte  Christi  glori- 


30  NAZARETH  HALL. 

antibus  redundet,  sed  et  America,  tarn  quod  Insulas  quam  quod  Contin- 

entem  addnet,  repleta  sit  Gregibus,  in   Christo  Pastore   exultantibus, 

Indis  etiam,  qui  in  servitute  atrocissima  gemunt, 

nunc  Evangelio  imbutis, 

Facit  Universi  Deus, 

Dominus  Jesus  Christus,  Paterque  familias  noster  alnie  nobis  prospi- 

ciehs,  ut  in  quovis  hujus  Donius  sibi  sacrae 

Angulo  exoptatissima  Ipsius  Praesentia, 

Patris  Christi  et  nostri  mirifica  pro  familia  Filii  sui  cura, 

Spiritus  Sancti,  Almae  Matris  nostrae,  in 

formandis,  praeparandis,  ornandisque. 

Virginibus,  Sponsisque  coelestis  et  aeterni  Sponsi, 

Labor  indefatigabilis 

Sentiatur  et  percipiatur, 

Utque  hoc  ratione  Doctrina  CTionjpio? 

Sacramentis  divini  foederis 

Ordinibus  sanctissimis 

Precibus  ardentissimis 

Theocratia  augustissima 

et  Ecclesiae  Dei,  et  permultorum  hominum 

prospiciatur  Saluti  ; 

indique  Evangelistarum  cater vae  in  quascunque 

Orbis  exeant  Regiones  ! 

Hocce  Votum 

Votis  jam  multorum  Christi  Fratrum 

Sororumque  addit  et 

Inscriptioni 

monumentis  hujus 

(sit  asre  perennius !) 

inserit 

Franciscus  Chr.  Lembke 

p.  t.  in  Nazareth. 

Ordinarius. 

Previous  to  1759,  up  to  which  time  the  autliorities  of 
the  Church  had  not  fully  decided  to  what  permanent  use 
to  convert  the  large  building  intended  for  the  seat  of  Zin- 
zendorf  and  his  collaborators,  apartments  in  the  Hall 
were  let  to  families,  or  reserved  for  the  entertainment  of 
home  missionaries  returned  from  their  stations,  either  to 


NAZARETH  HALL.  21 

report  on  their  labors  or  to  recuperate  for  a  season  in  the 
society  of  friends. 

In  May  of  1757  a  synod  of  the  Church  held  its  sessions 
in  the  chapel  on  the  first  floor,  and  another  in  August  of 
the  same  year.  Such  religious  convocations  were  of  fre- 
quent occurrence  in  those  days;  and  their  speedy  repeti- 
tion not  calculated  to  derange  or  embarrass  by  multifari- 
ous legislation,  as  they  were  mainly  intended  for  mutual 
encouragement  in  the  work  which  the  Church  almost  in- 
stinctively recognized  as  its  allotted  sphere.  "  We  meet," 
said  Spangenberg,  "  to  cheer  and  strengthen  each  other 
in  our  communion  with  the  Lord."  The  synod  of  May 
was  numerously  attended.  There  were  one  hundred  and 
twelve  members  from  Bethlehem  alone  ;  among  these  the 
wives  of  clerical  brethren,  whose  personal  labors  in  the 
Church  constituted  an  interesting  feature  of  the  time,  en- 
titling them  to  participate  to  a  certain  extent  in  the  de- 
liberations of  such  assemblies.  On  the  morning  of  the 
5th  of  May  this  large  delegation  set  out  from  Bethlehem 
in  wagons,  on  horseback  and  on  foot,  convoyed  by  a  party 
of  convert  Indians,  and,  as  a  picxis  chronicler  of  that  day 
informs  us,  "  under  the  escort  of  numerous  holy  angels." 
This  was  a  necessary  precaution,  as  but  a  few  days  before 
the  French  Indians  had  made  inroads  on  the  south  side  of 
the  mountain,  and  the  Friedensthal  Mill  and  the  Rose  were 
again  filled  with  panic-stricken  fugitives.  Bishop  Spang- 
enberg, who  at  this  time  had  temporarily  taken  up  his 
residence  in  the  Hall,  presided  at  this  synod,  as  well  as  at 
the  one  convened  in  August.  The  uses  to  which  the  upper 
floors  of  the  building  could  best  be  applied  came  up  as  a 
subject  of  deliberation  in  the  sessions  of  the  latter ;  and 
its  conversion  into  a  mission-house  or  rendezvous  for  such 
of  the  brethren  and  sisters  as  were  laboring  in  neighbor- 
hoods destitute  of  the  means  of  grace,  (a  home-mission 


22  NAZARETH  HALL. 

work  of  considerable  magnitude,  and  which  was  con- 
ducted ahnost  exclusively  by  the  Moravians)  was  finally 
adopted  as  a  measure  entirely  in  consonance  with  the  de- 
sign of  its  projectors.  The  tenor  of  this  resolution  was 
however  never  carried  into  effect,  for  in  i759  Nazareth 
Hall  became  the  seat  of  a  Moravian  school,  and  has  ever 
since  been  an  educational  institution. 

The  Moravians,  mostly  of  German  origin,  are  a  musi- 
cal people  ;  and  music,  both  vocal  and  instrumental,  has 
always  been  an  element  in  their  divine  worship.  The 
Chapel  in  JBcthlehem  was  provided  with  an  organ  and 
stringed  instruments  for  use  on  festive  occasions.  It  was 
only  proper  that  the  place  of  worship  for  Nazareth  and 
its  dependencies  should  be  supplied  with  the  same  aids  to 
devotion.  Accordingly  John  G.  Klemm,*  an  expert 
organ-builder,  originally  from  Dresden,  was  despatched 
to  the  Hall,  where,  in  the  course  of  the  year  1758,  as- 
sisted by  Mr.  David  Tanneberger,  he  completed  an  excel- 
lent instrument.  The  wood  used  in  its  erection  was  pro- 
cured fi'om  Philadelphia.  Valentine  Haidt  was  likewise 
an  inmate  of  the  Hall  in  the  same  year,  engaged  in  embel- 

*  John  Gottlob  Klemm,  born  near  Dresden  in  1690,  in  which  city  he 
learned  organ-l:)uilding,  immigrated  to  this  country  in  1736,  and  first 
settled  in  Philadelphia.  In  1745  he  removed  to  New  York,  and  there 
renewed  his  connection  with  the  Brethren,  whose  infant  association  at 
Herrnhut  he  joined  in  1726.  In  1757  he  was  admitted  into  the  society 
at  Bethlehem,  where,  until  his  death  in  May  of  1762,  he  was  employed 
in  the  construction  of  organs  for  several  of  their  churches,  as  well  as 
smaller  instruments  for  the  chapels  in  the  different  "choir-houses." 
Organs  of  his  make  are  still  in  existence  and  known  among  Moravians 
as  "  Tanneberger's  ;"  from  the  fact  that  Tanneberger,  after  Klemm's 
decease,  continued  the  business,  the  artistic  details  of  which  he  had 
learned  from  the  old  Dresden  organ-builder.  The  instruments  in  the 
churches  at  Nazareth  and  Litiz,  Pa.,  are  the  workmanship  of  Tanne- 
berger. The  former  was  put  up  in  Nazareth  Chapel  in  1792,  and 
dedicated  on  the  i6th  of  December  of  that  year. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  23 

lishing  the  prayer-hall  on  the  second  floor  with  scenes  in 
the  Redeemer's  life,  which  are  doubtless  yet  remembered 
by  some  of  the  pupils  of  the  Hall,  whom  these  mysterious 
relics  of  a  "  picture  age "  never  failed  to  inspire  with 
awe,  as  often  as  they  were  permitted  to  look  upon  the 
conceptions  of  the  Moravian  painter,  in  their  dimly- 
lighted  repository.* 

The  attention  paid  to  the  education  of  their  children  in 
well-conducted  schools  by  the  early  Moravians  of  Pennsyl- 
vania (which  led  to  the  erection  of  boarding-schools  in  order 
to  gratify  a  desire  expressed  by  the  public  at  large  to  parti- 
cipate in  the  advantages  afforded  by  them  to  the  young) 
was  a  consequence  of  the  social  system  they  had  adopted 
for  the  successful  extension  of  Christ's  kingdom.  They 
had  come  to  Pennsylvania,  taken  up  large  tracts  of  land, 
laid  out  farms,  and  made  settlements  and  built  villages, 
appi'oving  themselves  a  peaceful  and  loyal  population, 

*  Valentine  Haidt,  the  painter,  was  born  in  1700  in  Dantzig,  and  edu- 
cated in  Berlin,  where  his  father  was  goldsmith  to  the  court.  In  1714 
young  Haidt  went  to  Dresden  to  enter  upon  the  study  of  the  art  he  pur- 
posed making  his  profession.  After  a  sojourn  in  Venice  and  Rome  he 
repaired  to  Paris,  and  thence  to  London,  where  in  1724  he  married 
Catherine  Compigni.  His  acquaintance  here  with  the  Moravians  in  Fet- 
ter Lane  led  to  his  joining  their  society.  In  1740  he  went  to  Herrnhaag, 
in  Western  Germany,  where,  during  the  prevalence  of  the  almost  sensu- 
ous spirit  of  devotional  excess  which  characterized  that  settlement,  he  was 
engaged  to  execute  a  series  of  historical  paintings  on  New  Testament 
subjects  relating  to  the  sufferings  of  Christ.  Haidt  made  similar  contri- 
butions to  the  chapels  in  Herrnhut,  London  and  Bethlehem.  Portraits 
by  him  of  clergymen  and  missionaries,  prominent  in  the  American  Breth- 
ren's Church  in  the  middle  of  the  last  century,  are  preserved  in  the 
archive-rooms  at  Bethlehem.  In  1754  Haidt  was  called  to  Pennsylvania, 
For  fourteen  months  he  preached  for  the  Moravians  in  Philadelphia, 
was  also  employed  as  a  home  missionary,  and  passed  his  remaining 
years  between  the  pulpit  and  the  easel.  On  the  nth  of  June,  1774,  he 
celebrated  his  golden  wedding  at  Bethlehem.  Here  he  died  on  the 
18th  of  January,  1780. 


24  NAZARETH  HALL. 

whose  industry  contributed  in  fair  proportion  to  the  pros- 
perity of  the  province.  But  they  had  not  come  for  self- 
aggrandizement  ;  nor  were  they  adventurers  nor  refugees 
from  rehgious  persecution.  It  was  a  noble  idea,  and  a 
holy  wish,  which  impelled  the  tide  of  Moravian  immigra- 
tion to  the  Western  world.  Word  had  been  brought 
them  of  the  degraded  condition  of  the  Indians  and  of  the 
religious  destitution  of  hundreds  of  the  immigrants  from 
abroad ;  and  this  was  sufficient  to  stimulate  the  smallest 
of  the  churches  of  Protestant  Christendom  to  immediate 
and  strenuous  efforts  in  behalf  of  a  two-fold  mission, 
which  enlisted  its  deepest  sympathies.  They  entered 
the  field  opened  to  them  in  Pennsylvania  in  1741  ;  and 
the  history  of  their  activity  in  the  cause  of  Christian  phi- 
lanthropy here,  from  that  time  till  1760,  is  the  history,  not 
of  a  Missionary  Church,  but  of  a  Church  of  missionaries  ; 
in  perusing  which,  the  reader's  attention  is  arrested  by  the 
singular  phenomenon  of  an  entire  society  of  men  and 
women  engaged  in  preaching  or  teaching  Christ  to  In- 
dians in  the  wilderness,  and  to  white  men  almost  without 
the  pale  of  civilization. 

The  better  to  divest  themselves  of  all  secular  embar- 
rassments, the  Brethren,  on  their  firm  establishment  in 
Pennsylvania,  instituted  a  social  system,  which  might  not 
incorrectly  be  called  a  communism  of  labor.  The  lands 
were  the  property  of  the  Church,  and  the  farms  and  vari- 
ous departments  of  mechanical  industry  stocked  by  it  and 
worked  for  its  benefit.  Pecuniary  compensation  was  un- 
known. On  admission  into  this  society,  the  candidate 
pledged  himself  to  devote  his  time  and  powers  in  whatever 
direction  they  could  be  most  advantageously  applied  for 
the  spread  of  the  Gospel ;  while  the  Church  pledged  her- 
self in  turn  to  provide  him  and  those  dependent  on  him 
with  the  necessaries  of  life.     These  conditions  exhausted 


NAZARETH  HALL.  25 

the  contract.  Whoever  had  means  retained  them  ;  for 
there  was  no  common  treasury,  as  was  the  case  among 
the  primitive  Christians.  For  upward  of  twenty  years 
Bethlehem  was  the  center  of  this  "  Economy,"  and  the 
seat  of  the  Board  which  controlled  all  its  operations  in 
North  America,  except  on  the  missions  in  Greenland  and 
Labrador. 

It  was  this  surrender  of  the  means  of  individual  sup- 
port on  the  part  of  all  its  members  which  necessitated  the 
Church  to  provide  for  the  education  of  their  children.  As 
the  life  of  the  little  commonwealth  depended  upon  the  har- 
monious co-operation  of  both  clergy  and  laymen,  the  sons 
and  daughters  of  both  were  alike  cared  for.  Hence  there 
was  gradually  developed  a  perfect  system  of  educational 
institutions,  graduated  for  children  of  all  ages,  both  male 
and  female.  Provision  was  made  even  for  infants  ;  and 
the  Whitefield  House  was  the  seat  of  a  nursery  in  the  in- 
terval between  1750  and  1764.  No  other  testimony  in 
support  of  the  sincerity  of  a  patriotism  which  made  a 
sacrifice  of  feeling,  such  as  this  unnatural  separation  of 
parent  and  offspring  involved,  need  be  adduced. 

The  first  Moravian  school  in  Pennsylvania  was  opened 
in  Germantown  in  1742,  in  which  the  young  Countess 
Benigna  von  Zinzendorf  gave  instruction  during  her 
father's  sojourn  in  the  country.  Others  well  known  were 
at  Bethlehem  and  Nazareth,  in  Frederic  (Montgomery 
county),  in  Oley,  Tulpehocken  and  Heidelberg  (Berks), 
in  Warwick  (Lancaster),  in  Maguntsche  and  Allemien- 
gel  (Lehigh),  and  in  York  on  the  Codorus.  Thus,  it  will 
be  seen,  ample  provision  was  made  for  the  children  of 
the  far-extended  "  Economy,"  and  the  Moravians  uncon- 
sciously entered  upon  a  new  career  of  usefulness,  which 
is  now  identified  with  their  life  and  activity  as  a  Church. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1759,  Nazareth  Hall  was  opened  as 
3 


26  NAZARETH  HALL. 

a  boarding-school  for  sons  of  Moravian  parents,  with 
ninety-two  pupils,  by  a  transfer  thither  of  the  Boys'  In- 
stitute which  had  been  in  existence  for  upward  of  fifteen 
years  in  Bethlehem.  Mr.  J.  C.  Ekesparre  and  next  Mr. 
T.  Michael  Graft',  with  nineteen  assistants,  managed  its 
details.  The  abrogation  of  the  Economy,  initiatory  steps 
to  which  were  taken  in  the  following  year,  rendering  the  ex- 
istence of  such  an  institution  no  longer  a  necessity,  it  now 
assumed  the  character  of  a  more  select  school,  and  oppor- 
tunities were  even  aftbrded  for  the  training  of  assistants  in 
the  work  of  tlie  ministry,  who  up  to  this  time  had  been  sup- 
plied by  the  European  Chvu'ch.  Liberally  educated  tutors 
from  abroad  were  accordingly  provided,  and  in  1763  the 
Rev.  F.  C.  Lembke,  an  able  schoolman,  appointed  in- 
spector or  principal.  In  December  of  1764  there  were 
one  hundred  and  six  pupils,  (in  charge  of  sixteen  teachers,) 
under  his  care,  and  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  persons 
resided  in  the  building.  From  this  time  the  number  of 
pupils  gradually  diminished,  owing  in  part  to  tlie  estab- 
lishment of  day-schools  in  the  different  Moravian  villages, 
and  in  part  to  the  inability  of  the  Church  to  meet  the 
heavy  expense  of  educating  so  many  children  and  youth 
almost  gratuitously.  The  pecuniary  embarrassment  fur- 
thermore in  which  she  was  involved,  in  consequence  of 
her  numerous  and  costly  mission  enterprises,  rendered  a 
system  of  rigid  retrenchment  in  America,  as  well  as  in 
Great  Britain  and  on  the  Continent,  imperatively  neces- 
sary. In  1769  the  number  of  pupils  in  the  Hall  had 
diminished  to  sixty-seven,  in  1770  to  forty-five,  and  in 
1779,  on  the  transfer  of  the  remaining  eleven  to  Bethle- 
hem, the  first  boarding-school  at  Nazareth  Hall  was  closed. 
During  the  next  six  years,  the  upper  floors  of  the  build- 
ing were  occupied  as  dwellings  by  Brethren  employed  in 
the  service  of  the  Church,  or  let  to  families. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  27 

On  the  opening  of  hostilities  between  Great  Britain 
and  France  in  their  North  American  Colonies,  the  Mora- 
vians in  Pennsylvania  were  gradually  drawn  out  of  the  se- 
clusion in  which  they  had  lived  for  upward  of  twenty  years. 
Preferring  at  all  times  to  prosecute  their  Christian  labors 
unostentatiously  in  the  spirit  of  their  heavenly  Master, 
it  proved  a  sore  ti"ial  when,  on  the  outbreak  of  the  Indian 
war,  they  suddenly  found  themselves  objects  of  public 
interest.  This  was  owing  to  the  situation  of  their  estab- 
lishments on  the  confines  of  what  was  then  the  Indian 
country  and  to  their  reliable  knowledge  of,  and  experi- 
ence in,  Indian  life  and  character,  both  of  which  circum- 
stances they  rendered  subservient  to  the  welfare  of  the 
province  in  those  times  of  alarm  and  danger.  The  paci- 
fying influence  exerted  by  the  Moravians  over  the  exaspe- 
rated Indians,  the  services  rendered  to  the  Crown  both  by 
themselves  and  their  converts  as  scouts  and  on  embassies, 
as  well  as  the  respect  with  which  their  well-ordered  set- 
tlements-had inspired  even  distant  tribes  of  Indians,  were 
recognized  by  the  proprietaries'  agents  in  letters  to  their 
employers  abroad  as  bearing  most  favorably  on  the  integ- 
rity of  their  interests. 

Bethlehem  and  Nazareth,  and  its  dependencies,  were 
repeatedly  convei'ted  into  asylums  for  refugees  from  the 
"  back  countiy ;"  and  through  them  lay  the  thoroughfare 
to  the  seat  of  war.  Moravian  institutions  and  Moravian 
manners  and  customs  thus  became  generally  known,  and 
the  public  learned  to  appreciate  what  it  had  befoi'e  mis- 
apprehended. The  same  thing  occurred  during  the  Re- 
volutionary war  ;  and  so  favorably  w^ere  visitors  impressed 
with  th.e  systematic  details  of  Moravian  education  that 
they  urged  the  Brethren  to  open  their  schools  for  the 
admission  of  the  youth  of  the  colonies  generally. 

This   suggestion  was  favorably  entertained,    and    laid 


28  NAZARETH  HALL. 

before  the  General  Synod  of  the  Church  convened  at 
Herrnhut,  Saxony,  in  17S3,  which  body  entrusted  its 
development  to  Rt.  Rev,  John  de  Watteville,  on  his  offi- 
cial visitation  to  the  Moravian  churches  in  North  America, 
in  the  interval  betw^een  1784  and  17S7.  The  result  was 
the  establishment  of  a  boarding-school  for  bo3's  in  Naza- 
reth Hall,  in  the  autumn  of  1785.  The  following  pros- 
pectus was  its  announcement  to  the  public  : 

"  Regtilatlons  adopted yor  the  Pivdagogiuni  or  Board- 
zng-school,  about  to  be  established  by  the  United 
Brethren  at  Nazareth^  in  the  County  of  Northamp- 
ton^ in  Pennsylvania. 

"  I.  The  principal  intention  of  this  Institution  is  to  educate  youth  for 
the  service  of  the  Brethren's  congregations.  But  since  various  persons 
of  other  denominations  have  repeatedly  signified  a  wish  to  have  their 
children  educated  by  the  Brethren,  it  has  been  resolved  to  admit  also 
children  of  such  parents,  who,  though  not  members  of  the  Brethren's 
congregations,  approve  of  their  manner  of  instructing  and  educating 
youth,  and  are  desirous  to  have  them  brought  up  in  the  nurture  and 
admonition  of  the  Lord,  preserved  from  seduction  and  the  prevailing 
vices  of  the  age,  and  at  the  same  time  to  become  useful  members  of 
society. 

"2.  The  general  direction  of  this  Institution  is  lodged  in  the  liands 
of  the  Elders  and  Teachers,  who  have  the  superintendence  of  all  the 
congregations  of  the  Brethren  in  Pennsylvania. 

"3.  But  the  special  care  and  management  of  this  school  is  committed 
to  the  minister  of  the  congregation  at  Nazareth,  the  Rev.  Charles  Gott- 
hold  Reichel,  as  Inspector  of  said  school.  To  him  all  those  parents  or 
guardians  who  desire  to  place  their  children  or  wards  in  the  said  school 
will  make  application  in  writing,  giving  notice  at  the  same  time  of  the 
age  and  capacity  of  the  boy,  what  proficiency  in  learning  he  has  already 
made,  and  (if  he  is  above  the  age  of  ten  years)  what  their  intention 
with  him  may  be  relative  to  his  future  life  ;  also  how  many  years  they 
propose  to  leave  him  at  this  school.  vSuch  application  will  be  con- 
sidered by  the  Directors  of  the  Institution,  and  as  soon  as  possible  an 
answer  will  be  given  whether  the  request  can  be  complied  with  or  not. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  29 

"  4.  No  boy  under  the  age  of  seven  years,  and  above  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  can  be  admitted,  some  particular  cases  excepted. 

"  5.  The  usual  time  for  admittance  is  in  the  beginning  of  the  months 
of  April  and  October. 

"  6.  Boys  who  have  already  been  seduced  into  sinful  practices  and 
irregularities  cannot  be  admitted,  and  it  is  requested,  where  this  is 
known,  that  no  application  may  be  made  in  their  behalf.  In  like  man- 
ner it  is  unavoidably  necessary  to  reserve  the  liberty  to  return  to  their 
parents  or  guardians  such  scholars  as  shall  be  so  unhappy  as  to  come 
into  and  persevere  in  evil  courses,  and  seduce  others  into  sinful  things. 
But  in  such  cases  previous  notice  will  be  given. 

"  7.  Instruction  will  be  given  in  this  school  in  Reading,  Writing, 
Arithmetic  ;  the  English,  German,  Latin,  French  and  Greek  languages  ; 
History,  Geography,  Mathematics,  Music  and  Drawing. 

"  8.  If  it  is  desired  that  any  scholar,  besides  the  public  lessons,  shall 
have  private  instruction  in  any  particular  language  or  science,  a  sepa- 
rate consideration  will  be  paid  for  the  same,  which,  in  every  such  case, 
will  be  settled  beforehand  with  the  parents  or  guardians. 

"9.  A  particular  attention  will  be  paid  that  the  scholars  are  con- 
stantly under  inspection,  not  only  in  school  hours,  but  also  at  all  other 
times. 

*'  10.  A  like  regard  will  also  be  paid  as  well  to  their  morals  as  to 
their  health,  by  proper  exercises,  cleanliness  and  gentleness  of  deport- 
ment, etc. 

"  1 1.  It  is  earnestly  wished  that  the  visits  of  the  scholars  to  their 
parents,  relations  and  friends,  especially  if  they  live  at  a  considerable 
distance,  may  occur  as  seldom  as  possible,  because  they  frequently  dis- 
sipate the  mind  of  youth  and  cause  more  damage  than  pleasure. 

"  12.  Every  scholar  from  six  to  twelve  years  of  age  pays  for  tuition, 
board,  lodging,  wood,  etc.,  $66.66  per  annum,  and  every  scholar  above 
twelve  years  $80.  The  payment  to  be  made  quarterly,  the  first  quarter 
to  be  paid  at  the  admittance  of  a  boy,  and  so  every  quarter  following. 

"  13.  Besides  the  above,  every  scholar  who  comes  to  this  school  pays 
at  his  entrance  one  guinea,  for  the  use  of  the  library,  procuring  musical 
instruments,  etc.  If  parents  of  property  should  find  themselves  in- 
clined to  add  to  this  entrance  money,  it  will  be  thankfully  acknowledged. 

"  14.  The  diet  of  the  boys  is  plain  and  wholesome.     For  breakfast, 
bread  and  butter  and  milk,  now  and  then  tea  or  coffee  ;  at  dinner,  boiled 
or  roasted  meat,  with  suitable  vegetables  ;  for  supper,  bread  and  butter, 
milk,  salad,  etc. 
3® 


30  NAZARETH  HALL. 

"  15.  Clothing,  linen,  bedding,  books,  medicine,  etc.,  will  be  provided 
by  the  parents  or  guardians,  or,  if  desired,  by  the  Inspector  of  the 
school.  An  account  of  these  extraordinary  expenses  will  be  sent  in 
every  quarter  of  a  year,  and  it  is  expected  that  the  payment  will  be 
made  punctually  and  without  delay. 

"  16.  All  parents  and  guardians  are  requested  to  provide  decent  but 
plain  clothes  for  the  scholars,  and  to  avoid  all  excessand  vanity  therein." 


Nazareth  Hall  entered  the  ranks  of  American  board- 
ing-schools, under  Moravian  control,  on  the  3d  of  October, 
17S5.  During  a  period  of  more  than  three-fourths  of  a 
century  it  has  sustained  its  reputation  for  salutary  dis- 
cipline and  well-grounded  instruction ;  enjoj-ing  a  fair 
proportion  of  the  public  confidence,  as  may  be  inferred 
from  an  inspection  of  its  catalogue  of  pupils  entered  from 
the  States,  the  Canadas,  the  West  Indies  and  from  abroad. 
Its  concerns  are  managed  by  a  Principal  selected  from 
the  clergymen  of  the  Church  by  a  Board  of  Trustees,  and 
its  revenues  are  applied  to  Church  purposes,  to  the  main- 
tenance of  disabled  clergymen  or  their  widows,  and  to 
the  education  of  their  children.  Thirteen  principals  have 
thus  far  presided  over  the  Institution.  The  present  in- 
cumbent is  the  fourteenth. 

•  Many  of  its  former  pupils  doubtless  at  times,  even  amid 
the  engrossing  cares  of  business  and  the  duties  of  life,  re- 
vert to  the  years  spent  in  the  venerable  Hall ;  or  uncalled 
shadow-pictures  of  school-boy  days  move  their  memories 
to  recall  what  to  them  is  in  the  distant  past.  To  aid  all 
such  in  the  interpretation  of  this  hand-writing  on  the 
wall,  the  following  sketch  of  the  history  of  the  school 
during  its  successive  administration  is  here  appended : 


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NAZARETH  HALL.  3 1 

THE   FOURTEEN   PRINCIPALS  OF  NAZARETH  HALL. 

I. — Rev.  Charles  G.  Reichel,  i  785-1802. 
Rev.  C.  G.  Reichel,  who  had  been  appointed  to  superin- 
tend the  projected  boarding-school  at  Nazareth  Hall,  was 
graduated  at  the  Moravian  Theological  Seminary  in 
Barby,  Saxony.  He  came  to  America  in  the  autumn  of 
1784,  and  entered  upon  his  duties  as  Inspector  or  Princi- 
pal on  the  3d  of  October,  17S5.  On  this  day  eleven  pupils 
from  Bethlehem  were  admitted  and  given  in  charge  of 
Mr.  George  G.  Mueller*  and  Mr.  Ludwig  Huebner  for 
tuition.  The  room  in  the  north-west  corner  of  the  third 
floor  was  assigned  them  for  a  dwelling  and  for  recitations, 
and  the  attic  was  their  dormitory.  Three  families  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  the  Hall  for  some  years,  until  an  in- 
crease in  the  number  of  pupils  necessitated  their  removal, 
and  the  entire  building  was  appropriated  to  school  pur- 
poses. The  first  boarder  not  of  Moravian  parentage  was 
Joseph  Shaw,  of  Philadelphia  ;  one  of  the  next  was  John 
Konkaput,  a  Housatonic  Indian  from  Stockbridge,  Mass., 
who  was  placed  at  the  Institution  by  Government.  Ac- 
cessions from  those  of  the  West  Indies,  on  which  Mora- 
vian missions  were  located,  now  became  frequent ;  and 
ever  afterward  sons  of  English  and  Danish  planters  from 
those  islands  were  among  the  number  of  the  inmates  of 
the  Hall.  In  1791  there  were  three  divisions  or  room- 
companies  of  pupils.  In  1798  the  number  of  boarders 
was  forty-five.  During  Mr.  Reichel's  administration,  of 
seventeen  years,  one  hundred  and  sixty-three  pupils  were 
entered. 

*  Mr.  Mueller,  who  accompanied  Mr.  Reichel  to  this  country,  was  an 
able  scholar,  and  father  of  Rev.  G.  Benjamin  Miller,  Professor  of  The- 
ology in  Hartwick  Lutheran  Seminary,  N.  Y.  He  died  March  19,  1S21, 
at  Litiz,  Pa. 


32  NAZARETH  HALL. 

The  following  was  the  day's  order  of  recitations  at  this 
period  : 

From  7i  to  Z\  A.  M.— German  and  English  Reading ;  Grammar  and 
History. 

From  8J  to  9  A.  M.— Children's  meeting,  a  short  devotional  exercise, 
in  English  and  German. 

From  9  to  10  A.M. — Latin,  Corn.  Nepos  and  Gedike's  Reader,  Geog- 
raphy (Reichel's  or  Morse's  United  States), 
Natural  History,  with  Seman's  Text-Books. 

From  10  to  II  A.M.— Arithmetic,  Geometry,  Book-keeping  and  Ma- 
thematical Geography. 

From   2   to   3    P.  M. — Writing  and  Drawing. 

From   3   to   4   P.  M. — French. 

Strict  attention  was  paid  to  the  practical  acquisition  of 
both  English  and  German,  pupils  being  required  to  use 
one  or  other  of  the  languages  exclusively  in  their  daily 
intercourse,  as  specified  by  their  tutors.  The  first 
examination  of  classes  open  to  the  public  was  held  in 
October  of  17S9. 

On  the  38th  of  August,  17S6,  a  small  park  of  fifty-five 
and  a  half  perches  was  laid  out  to  the  left  of  the  building, 
which  has  been  gradually  enlarged,  planted  with  a  variety 
of  forest  trees,  shrubbery  and  wild  flowers,  and  lias  been 
the  favorite  "  shades  of  the  Academy"  for  successive  gene- 
rations of  its  disciples. 

The  project  of  making  the  Hall  exclusively  a  boardlng- 
school,  and  of  erecting  a  building  for  the  use  of  the  day 
scholars  who  frequented  it,  was  entertained  by  the  Prin- 
cipal, but  not  carried  out. 

In  May  of  1802  Mr.  Reichel,  after  having  been  conse- 
crated a  Bishop,  was  called  to  Saletn,  N.  C.  (in  which 
State  the  Moravians  erected  their  first  settlement  in  1753), 
to  the  pastorate  of  that  church,  and  chosen  President  of 
the  Executive  Board  in  the  Southern  Province.  In  April 
of  181 1  he  removed  to  Bethlehem,  attended  the  General 


NAZARETH  HALL.  33 

Synod  of  the  Church  at  Herrnhut  in  iSiS,  and  thus 
closed  his  career  in  office.  The  remaining  years  of  his 
life  were  spent  in  retirement  in  Nisky,  in  Lower  Silesia, 
where  he  died  April  i8,  1825. 

II. — Rev.  Jacob  Van  Vleck,  i  802-1 809. 

Mr.  Van  Vleck  was  a  descendant  of  an  old  Dutch 
family  in  New  York — one  of  a  small  circle  of  friends  and 
admirers  in  that  city  which  the  first  Moravians  in  this 
country  drew  around  them.  His  father,  Mr.  Henry  Van 
Vleck,  a  well-to-do  merchant  and  partner  in  business  of 
Mr.  Thomas  Noble,  joined  their  Society  in  1748,  and 
placed  his  children  in  Moravian  schools.  Jacob  was 
educated  at  Nazareth  Hall  with  a  view  to  the  ministiy, 
while  Mr.  Lembke  was  its  Principal,  and  after  completing 
a  collegiate  course  went  abroad  to  study  theology  in  the 
Barby  Seminary.  He  returned  to  America,  after  a  seven- 
year's  absence,  in  1779,  and  soon  after  entered  the  minis- 
try. Between  1790  and  1800  he  conducted  the  Seminary 
for  Young  Ladies,  at  Bethlehem,  opened  there  in  October 
of  1785,  by  Rev.  J.  Andrew  Huebner,  and  in  1802  was 
appointed  Mr.  Reichel's  successor. 

During  his  administration,  one  hundred  and  nine  pupils 
were  admitted,  eighteen  of  whom  only  were  Moravians. 
In  consequence  of  this  numerical  preponderance,  the 
English  language  entered  more  largely  into  the  course  of 
instruction  pursued,  and  the  scholastic  arrangements  were 
modified  so  as  to  accord  more  nearly  with  those  in  vogue 
at  American  schools  of  the  day. 

The  heavy  expense  incurred  in  procuring  classically- 
educated  tutors  from  Germany  now  suggested  the  idea 
of  founding  a  Theological  Seminary,  in  connection  with 
the  Hall,  in  which  young  men  of  the  Church  could  be 
trained  as  instructors  while  pursuing  their  studies  for  the 

c 


34  NAZARETH  HALL. 

ministry.  This  was  carried  into  effect  in  1S07  ;  and  ever 
since  the  majority  of  teachers  in  the  boarding-school  at 
Nazareth  have  been  candidates  for  the  ministry  and  grad- 
uates of  the  Seminary.  The  three  young  men,  Peter 
Wolle,  Samuel  Reinke  and  Wm.  H.  Van  Vleck,  thus 
educated,  entered  the  Hall  as  tutors  in  1809.  The  first 
two  are  at  present  living  in  retirement  at  Bethlehem,  ve- 
nerable bishops  of  the  Church  ;  the  third,  also  a  bishop, 
entered  into  the  joy  of  his  Lord  in  January  of  1853. 

In  July  of  1809  Mr.  Van  Vleck  resigned  his  office, 
entering  upon  the  pastorate  of  the  Nazareth  congregation. 
In  iSii  he  removed  to  Litiz,  and  in  1812  to  Salem,  N.  C. 
He  was  consecrated  bishop,  at  Bethlehem,  in  1815  ;  soon 
after  retired  from  active  service,  and  died  July  3,  1831. 

III. — Rev.  Charles  F.  Seidel,  1809-1817. 

Mr.  Seidel,  a  graduate  of  the  Moravian  Theological 
Seminary  at  Nisky,  Lower  Silesia,  came  to  Pennsylvania 
in  1806,  and  was  at  first  engaged  in  the  service  of  the 
Church  in  Salem,  N.  C.  Here  he  married  the  daughter 
of  Rev.  C.  G.  Reichel,  and  in  1809  took  charge  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,  whose  concerns  he  conducted  for  eight  years. 
A  memorable  day  in  his  administration  was  the  3d  of 
October,  18 10,  it  being  the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of 
the  existence  of  the  boarding-school,  into  which  up  to 
that  time  two  hundred  and  ninety-five  pupils  had  been 
admitted,  and  forty-four  teachers  employed.  The  occa- 
sion was  observed  with  impressive  festivities.  The  pupils 
ate  for  the  first  time  in  a  common  refectory  in  the  basement, 
(meals  having  till  then  been  sensed  in  the  apartments  of 
the  several  divisions)  :  the  Chapel  was  decorated  (a  pyra- 
mid, hung  with  twenty-five  lamps,  emblematic  of  the  age 
of  the  institution,  being  a  prominent  feature)  ;  and  a  mu- 
sical soiree  enlivened  the  closing  hours  of  the  day. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  35 

On  commencement  or  "public  examination,"  in  1815, 
the  Chapel  (which  since  that  time  has  witnessed  the  an- 
nual return  of  its  festive  paraphernalia)  was  trimmed 
with  hemlock  and  spruce,  and  an  obelisk  in  the  centre  of 
the  hall,  adorned  with  flowers  and  evergreens,  set  forth 
in  ornamental  characters  the  branches  of  education  pur- 
sued. Among  the  audience  on  this  occasion  were  the 
two  former  Principals  of  the  Institution. 

In  181 7  Mr.  Seidel  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the 
Bethlehem  congregation.  As  Principal  of  the  Seminary 
for  Young  Ladies,  at  that  place,  he  spent  thirteen  years 
of  his  active  life.  Until  his  seventy-eighth  year  he  con- 
tinued in  the  service  of  the  Church,  chiefly  at  Bethlehem, 
and  latterly  as  a  member  of  the  Executive  Board  of  the 
Province  North.  In  1855  ^^  retired  from  official  life,  and 
died  at  Bethlehem  April  26,  1861. 

IV. — Rev.  John  C.  Beckler,  1817-1822. 

Mr.  Beckler  was  of  European  birth  and  a  graduate  of 
the  Moravian  Theological  Seminary  at  Nisky.  He  came 
to  Pennsylvania  in  1806,  and  from  that  year  to  181 2  was 
tutor  at  the  Hall,  and  assistant  Professor  in  the  Theolog- 
ical Seminary.  His  first  appointments  in  the  ministry,  for 
which  he  had  studied,  were  in  Philadelphia  and  on  Staten 
Island.  In  the  fall  of  181 7  he  entered  upon  his  duties  as 
Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall.  During  his  administration, 
the  present  Principal's  residence  was  bviilt,  his  predecessors 
and  their  families  having  occupied  apartments  in  the  Hall. 
In  1820  the  Theological  Seminary  was  revived,  with  a 
class  of  three  students  of  divinity. 

In  November  of  1822  Mr.  Beckler  closed  his  connec- 
tion with  the  school,  having  been  called  to  the  service  of 
the  Church  at  Litiz.     From  1829  to  1836  he  labored  in 


36  NAZARETH  HALL. 

the  ministry  at  Salem,  N.  C,  having  been  consecrated  a 
bishop  in  that  interval. 

After  the  General  Synod  of  the  Church  at  Herrnhut  in 
1836,  which  he  attended,  a  distant  appointment  to  Sa- 
repta,  on  the  banks  of  the  Wolga,  in  the  Government  of 
Astracan,  vv^as  allotted  him.  For  ten  years  he  w^as  pastor 
of  the  Moravian  settlement  there,  established  in  1765  as 
the  seat  of  a  mission  among  the  Calmuc  Tartars. 

After  a  brief  term  of  service  at  Zeyst,  near  Utrecht, 
Mr.  Beckler  w^ent  to  Herrnhut  into  retirement,  and  de- 
ceased April  1 8,  1857. 

V. — Rev.  Wm.  H.  Van  Vleck,  i 822-1 839. 

Mr.  Van  Vleck  was  a  son  of  the  second  Principal  of 
Nazareth  Hall,  in  which  Institution  he  had  been  educated 
and  been  tutor,  previous  to  his  entrance  into  the  ministry 
in  181 7.  From  the  pastorate  of  the  Moravian  Church  in 
Philadelphia,  his  first  charge,  he  was  called  to  his  Alma 
Mater  in  December  of  1822.  Here  he  found  his  aged 
father  superintending  the  aflairs  of  the  school  for  a  short 
interim  period,  and  only  twenty-five  pupils.  There  was, 
however,  a  rapid  increase  in  the  number,  owing  largely  to 
his  judicious  management  and  personal  address,  and  it 
eventually  rose  to  sixty-one.  Want  of  suitable  accom- 
modations in  the  Hall  compelled  the  Principal  to  vacate 
apartments  in  his  residence  for  the  use  of  students  of  the 
Theological  Seminary. 

In  1826  a  love-feastyc>r  the  last  ti??ie  closed  the  exercises 
of  the  public  examination. 

In  1829  Mr.  Van  Vleck  was  appointed  to  New  York 
city,  and  was  pastor  of  the  Fulton  street  Moravian  Church 
until  1836.  After  his  consecration  to  the  episcopacy  in 
that  year  he  removed  to  Salem,  N.  C,  where  he  presided 
over   the   deliberations  of  the   Executive   Board  of  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  37 

Southern  Province,  and  also  labored  in  the  ministry.  In 
1S49  he  was  called  to  Bethlehem,  and  was  senior  pastor 
of  the  congregation  until  the  day  of  his  decease,  January 
291  1853. 

VI. — Rev.  John  G.  Herman,  1S39-1837. 

The  sixth  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall  was  a  native  of 
Germany  and  graduate  of  the  Moravian  Theological 
Seminary  at  Nisky ;  came  to  this  country  in  1817,  and 
after  twelve  years'  sei^vice,  in  the  ministry,  both  at  Newport, 
in  Philadelphia,  and  at  Lancaster,  entered  upon  his  ad- 
ministration of  that  Institution.  In  1S33  he  had  seventy- 
three  pupils,  divided  into  five  room-companies  and  in 
charge  of  nine  teachers,  under  his  care.  Eight  students 
of  theology  with  their  Professor  occupied  a  small  build- 
ing near  by  (now  known  as  "  The  Cottage"),  which  had 
been  purchased  by  the  school  in  1S30. 

The  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  Hall,  on  the  3d  of  Octo- 
ber, 1835,  was  impressively  observed.  In  the  afternoon 
the  pupils,  together  with  the  inhabitants  of  the  village, 
partook  of  a  common  love-feast  in  the  Chapel ;  and  after 
divine  service  the  evening  hours  of  that  lovely  October 
day  were  spent  in  the  park,  which  was  brilliantly  illumi- 
nated with  hundreds  of  colored  lanterns  suspended  from 
the  ti'ees.  At  the  upper  end  of  the  first  walk  stood  an 
obelisk  with  the  words  of  Scripture,  "  Hitherto  the  Lord 
hath  helped  us"  and  "Jesus  Christ,  the  same  to-day,  yes- 
terday and  for  ever,"  in  transparency.  On  the  following 
day.  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Van  VIeck  delivered  a  feeling  dis- 
course on  the  words  of  the  Psalmist,  "  I  have  considered 
the  days  of  old,  the  years  of  ancient  times,"  in  the  course 
of  which  he  referred  to  his  past  connection  with  the 
school  as  pupil,  tutor  and  principal. 


159 

do. 

53 

do. 

82 

do. 

49 

do. 

i8 

do. 

14 

do. 

12 

do. 

109 

do. 

38  NAZARETH  HALL. 

The  number  of  pupils  entered  since  17S5  amounted  to 
eight  hundred  and  seventeen.,  of  whom 

204  were  from  Philadelphia. 

117         do.         the  State  of  Pennsylvania. 

the  City  and  State  of  New  York. 

Baltimore. 

the  West  India  Islands. 

Bethlehem. 

Nazareth. 

Litiz. 

Salem,  N.  C. 

other  States  of  the  Union,  from  Canada,  the  West 
Indies  and  from  abroad. 

In  1836,  in  a  frame  addition  erected  at  the  east  end  of 
the  Hall,  a  commodious  refectory  was  opened  for  the  use 
of  the  household. 

In  January  of  1S37  •^^'  Herman  removed  to  Bethle- 
hem, and  was  pastor  of  the  congregation  there  till  1S44. 
In  this  year  he  went  to  Europe,  having  been  elected  a 
member  of  the  Unity's  Executive  Board,  which  has  its 
seat  near  Herrnhut  in  Saxony.  After  his  consecration  to 
the  episcopacy  in  1846,  he  held  an  official  visitation  to 
several  of  the  Missions  in  the  West  Indies,  presided  at 
the  General  Synod  of  1848,  and  in  the  following  year  re- 
turned to  America.  The  field  of  his  labors  was  now  in 
the  Southern  Province,  having  been  appointed  President 
of  its  Executive  Board,  located  at  Salem.  In  1854  he 
undertook  a  visit  to  the  mission  among  the  Cherokees  in 
the  Indian  Territory',  on  his  return  from  which,  while  in 
Green  co.,  Missouri,  he  was  taken  with  malignant  fever, 
and  died  on  the  20th  of  July,  in  the  sixty-sixth  year  of 
his  age. 

Mrs.  Herman,  the  well-remembered  mother  of  the 
large  household,  deceased  Jan.  30th  last,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  39 

VII. — Rev.  Charles  A.  Van  Vleck,  i S3 7-1 839, 
son  of  the  second,  and  brother  of  the  fifth  Principal,  re- 
ceived his  classical  and  theological  education  at  Nazareth 
Hall,  and  labored  in  the  ministry  successively  at  Bethania 
(near  Salem),  N.  C,  Newport,  R.  I.,  Lancaster  and 
York,  Penna. 

In  1S38  the  Theological  Seminary  w^as  translocated  to 
Bethlehem,  and  Mr.  Van  Vleck  appointed  one  of  its  pro- 
fessors in  the  following  year. 

In  1844  he  accepted  an  invitation  to  take  charge  of  a 
Female  College  in  Greenville,  Tenn.,  at  which  place  he 
died  December  21,  1845.  His  remains  were  taken  to 
Salem,  N.  C,  for  interment. 

VIII. — Rev.  Charles  F.  Kluge,  i 839-1 844, 
the  eighth  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall,  Is  a  graduate  of  the 
American  Theological  Seminary  of  his  church.  Having 
been  engaged  as  tutor  from  1821  to  1828,  he  was  appointed 
Principal  of  the  Seminary  for  Young  Ladies  at  Litiz,  and 
was  subsequently  pastor  of  the  New  York  church,  and 
warden  of  the  Nazareth  congregation. 

During  his  administration  several  important  changes 
bearing  on  the  prosperity  of  the  Hall,  and  conducive  to 
the  comfort  of  its  pupils,  were  happily  consummated. 
Board  had  up  to  this  time  been  furnished  from  the  Sisters' 
House  near  by,  an  arrangement  which  was  attended  with 
serious  inconvenience,  and  not  satisfactory.  On  the 
abrogation  of  that  "  Economy,"  a  building  adapted  for 
kitchen  purposes  was  built  in  the  rear  of  the  Hall  in 
1839,  ^"^  board  provided  for  the  pupils  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  wife  of  the  Principal.  About  this  time  the 
Nazareth  congregation  engaged  in  the  erection  of  a 
church,  as  the  chapel  in  the  Hall,  which,  as  was  stated, 


40  NAZARETH  HALL. 

had  been  their  place  of  worship  since  November  of  17565 
was  no  longer  desirable  as  such.  This  induced  its  Board 
of  Trustees  to  purchase  Nazareth  Hall  building,  and  to 
subject  it  to  thorough  renovation,  a  work  which  was  com- 
pleted in  1S41.  Besides  a  more  cheerful  disposition  of 
the  interior  arrangements,  part  of  the  Chapel  was  con- 
verted into  a  refectory,  leaving  a  hall  sufficiently  large  for 
the  purposes  of  worship  for  the  inmates  of  the  Institution, 
and  for  their  annual  commencements.  The  former  re- 
fectory at  the  east  end  was  converted  into  an  infirmary. 

Eighty-eight  pupils  were  entered  by  Mr.  Kluge  during 
his  administration  ;  twenty-two  of  which  were  sons  of 
Moravian  clergymen,  a  larger  number  of  that  class  than 
had  been  admitted  by  any  of  his  predecessors. 

In  1S44,  pursuant  to  an  appointment  as  Unity's  financial 
agent  in  the  Southern  Province,  Mr.  Kluge  removed  to 
Salem,  N.  C.  In  1S53  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
warden's  department  of  the  Unity's  Executive  Board  at 
Herrnhut,  Saxony,  and  sailed  for  Europe  in  1S54.  Since 
his  return  from  abroad  in  1857,  -'^-^^'*  Kluge  has  resided 
in  retirement,  and  at  present  lives  in  the  borough  of  Naza- 
reth. 

IX. — Rev.  Joiix  C.  Jacobson,  1S44-1849. 

Mr.  Jacobson  was  educated  for  the  ministry  in  the  Mo- 
ravian Theological  Seminary  at  Nisky  ;  came  to  America 
in  1816,  and  for  ten  years  was  tutor  in  Nazareth  Hall. 
His  first  pastoral  charge  was  the  church  at  Bethania, 
near  Salem,  N.  C.  Here  he  was  stationed  from  1S26  to 
1833.  In  the  following  year  he  was  appointed  principal 
of  the  Salem  Female  Academy,  and  in  June  of  1S44  en- 
tered upon  his  duties  as  Inspector  of  Nazareth  Hall. 
One  hundred  and  thirty-two  pupils  were  entered  during 
his  administration  of  five  years.  The  highest  number, 
which  was  seventy .^  was  i^eached  in  1847. 


NAZARETH  HALL,  41 

In  1S48,  Air.  Jacobson  attended  the  General  Synod  of 
the  Church  convened  at  Herrnhut.  Rev.  Robert  de 
Schweinitz  superintended  the  school  during  his  absence 
abroad,  from  April  to  October  of  the  year. 

Having  been  elected  a  member  of  the  Executive  Board 
of  the  Province  North,  newly  organized  in  1S49,  he  re- 
moved to  Bethlehem,  the  seat  of  that  body.  He  was  its 
presiding  officer  for  eighteen  years,  and  since  his  retire- 
ment from  public  life  in  1S67,  resides  at  Bethlehem. 

X. — Rev.  Levin  T.  Reichel,  i 849-1 853. 

Mr.  Reichel,  a  son  of  the  first  Principal,  was  born  at 
Bethlehem  and  educated  in  Germany.  He  entered  the 
Hall  as  tutor  in  1834,  ^"^  ^^  ^^37  was  appointed  pastor 
of  the  congregation  at  Schceneck,  and  subsequently  of 
those  at  Emmaus  and  Nazareth. 

During  his  administration,  the  school  for  day-scholars, 
hitherto  conducted  in  the  Hall,  was  transferred  to  a  newly- 
erected  school-house ;  the  students  of  the  Theological 
Seminary  at  Bethlehem  furnished  with  apartments  in  the 
Hall ;  its  interior  arrangements  altered,  and  the  course  of 
study  materially  modified  ;  and  the  charges  for  board  and 
tuition  advanced.  The  number  of  pupils,  however,  de- 
creased, and  at  one  time  there  were  but  twenty-three 
boarders. 

In  1853,  Mr.  Reichel  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the 
church  in  Litiz,  Pa. ;  and  in  1854  *°  Salem,  N.  C,  where 
he  was  the  presiding  officer  of  the  Executive  Board  of 
the  Southern  Province  until  his  election  to  a  seat  in  the 
Missions'  Department  of  the  Unity's  Board  in  Berthels- 
doi-f,  near  Herrnhut.  After  having  attended  the  General 
Synod  of  1857,  Mr.  Reichel,  in  the  autumn  of  that  year, 
left  for  Europe  to  enter  upon  the  duties  of  his  new  ap- 
pointment, in  which  he  is  still  active. 
4  * 


42  NAZARETH  HALL. 

XL — Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler,  1853-1854, 
was  born  at  Nazareth  and  educated  for  the  ministry  in 
the  Theological  Seminary  located  there.  Having  taught 
in  the  Hall  for  six  years,  he,  in  1841,  was  called  to  his 
first  pastoral  charge,  the  congregation  of  Schoeneck,  near 
by.  Subsequently,  he  was  stationed  at  Graceham,  Fred- 
eric CO.,  Md.,  and  next  in  Philadelphia.  In  July  of  1853 
he  entered  upon  his  duties  as  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall, 
and  had  already  given  evidence  of  his  administrative 
abilities  in  the  growing  accession  to  the  number  of  pupils, 
when  the  death  of  his  wife,  in  January  of  1854,  and  his 
own  failing  health,  led  him  to  resign  his  office  in  July  fol- 
lowing. 

On  the  loth  of  June  of  this  year  the  first  reunion  of 
former  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall  transpired. 

Mr.  Rondthaler  was  now  appointed  Professor  in  the 
Theological  Seminary,  in  which  he  served  acceptably  until 
his  decease,  which  occurred  on  the  5th  of  March,  1865. 
His  remains  were  taken  to  Bethlehem  for  interment. 

XII. — Rev.  Edward  H.  Reichel,  i 854-1 866. 

Mr.  Reichel,  a  grandson  of  the  first  Principal  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,  was  graduated  at  the  Theological  Seminary 
while  at  Bethlehem,  and  after  serving  as  tutor  in  the  first- 
named  Institution,  was  in  1849  appointed  pastor  of  the 
Moravian  Church  in  Camden  Valley,  Washington  co., 
N.  Y.  In  1854  he  was  recalled  to  Nazareth  Hall,  as  its 
Principal. 

The  number  of  pupils  continuing  to  increase,  the 
students  of  the  Theological  Seminary  vacated  their  apart- 
ments (removing  to  the  Ephrata  House  in  1S56)  ;  the 
"  Cottage"  near  by,  as  well  as  a  second  on  Cemetery  Hill, 
was  fitted  up  for  the  reception  of  "  room-companies  ;"  and 
in  the  autumn  of  1S65  a  three-story  brick  building  was 


NAZARETH  HALL.  43 

attached  to  the  east  end  of  the  Hall.  Thus  permanent 
accommodations  for  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  pupils 
were  secured.  The  chapel  was  also  restored  to  its  orig- 
inal dimensions,  the  refectory  being  transferred  into  the 
addition. 

In  the  winter  of  1 864-1 S65  the  number  of  pupils  was 
at  one  time  one  hundred  aitd  txventy-eight.  The  entire 
number  entered  during  this  administration  of  twelve  years 
was  not  far  from  seven  hundred. 

In  1862,  Mr.  Reichel  organized  his  pupils  into  a  uni- 
formed cadet  company,  and  introduced  military  drill  as 
part  of  the  routine  of  physical  culture.  Valuable  addi- 
tions to  the  librar}'  and  the  philosophical  apparatus  of  the 
Institution  were  also  made ;  and  the  former,  which  now 
numbered  some  four  thousand  volumes,  advantageously 
arranged  in  the  enlarged  chapel. 

Reunions  were  held  annually  as  late  as  1S59.  On  the 
occasion  of  the  one  of  June  11,  1858,  a  mural  tablet, 
bearing  the  names  of  the  twelve  Principals  of  Nazareth 
Hall  (a  tribute  from  their  pupils),  was  inserted  in  the  east 
wall  of  the  Chapel.  The  reunion  of  1866  was  one  of 
more  than  ordinary  interest,  calling  forth  the  rehearsal 
of  services  rendered  to  their  country  in  the  time  of  her 
danger,  by  patriotic  Alumni  of  the  Hall. 

In  July  of  1866,  Mr.  Reichel,  in  view  of  failing  health, 
was  induced  to  resign  his  charge,  and  now  lives  in  retire- 
ment at  Nazareth. 

XIII. — Rev.  Robert  de  Schweinitz,  1866-1867, 

a  graduate  of  the  Theological  Seminary  while  located  at 
Bethlehem,  and  tutor  in  Nazareth  Hall  between  1839  and 
1845.  Mr.  de  Schweinitz  received  his  first  appointment 
in  the  ministry  in  1848,  being  stationed  at  Graceham, 
Frederic  co.,  Md.     His  next  charge  was  the  Moravian 


44  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Church  in  Lancaster.  In  January  of  1S53  he  was  called 
to  Salem,  N.  C,  and  there  conducted  the  well-known 
Female  Academy  until  the  summer  of  i866.  In  July  of 
that  year  he  became  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall. 

Having  been  elected  member  of  the  Executive  Board 
of  the  Moravian  Province  North,  in  May  of  1867,  he  re- 
moved to  Bethlehem  in  July  following,  and  is  now  the 
presiding  officer  of  that  Board. 

XIV. — Rev.  Eugene  Leibert,  1S67, 
the  present  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall,  is  a  graduate  of 
the  Theological  Seminary  while  located  at  Nazareth. 
In  1S5S  he  entered  the  ministry,  having  been. called  to  the 
pastorate  of  the  Moravian  Church  at  Sharon,  Tuscarawas 
CO.,  Ohio.  In  1862  he  was  stationed  on  Staten  Island,  and 
in  July,  1867,  recalled  to  Nazareth  Hall. 

The  number  of  pupils  in  the  Institution  under  his  care, 
at  the  close  of  last  year  (December  31,  1S68),  was  one 
hundred^!  in  charge  of  nine  tutors. 

An  account  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Reunion  and 
Memorial  Day,  June  ir,  1868,  is  found  in  full  elsewhere 
in  this  history. 

It  is  deserving  of  special  notice,  in  conclusion,  that  of 
the  two  thousand  and  fifty  pupils,  entered  during  the  last 
eighty-three  years,  only  thirteen  died  while  inmates  of 
the  Hall.     Their  names  are  as  follows  : 

Christian  L.  Schnepf,  of  St.  Thomas,  W.  I.,  died  Au- 
gust 4,  1789. 

John  G.  Meyer,  of  St.  Croix,  W.  I.,  died  March  10, 
1798. 

George  T.  Graeff,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  died  May  11,  1808. 

Thomas  Singer,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  died  March  10,  1809. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  45 

Benjamin  R.  Reinke,  of  Hope,  N.  J.,  died  January  9, 
1810. 

John  Hooper,  Jr.,  of  Philadelphia,  died  April  4,  1837. 

Jacob  Bininger,  Jr.,of  New  York,  died  April  11,  1837. 

Thaddeus  McAlpin,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  January  17,  1841. 

Martin  Klose,  of  Barbadoes,  W.  I.,  died  July  21,  1842. 

William  C.  Kluge,  of  Bethlehem,  died  June  27,  1845. 

Samuel  F.  Reinke,  of  Bethlehem,  died  August  16,  1846. 

William  Cummins,  of  New  York,  died  March  23,  1852. 

Charles  F.  Vogler,  of  Fairfield,  C.  W.,  March  19, 
1865. 

The  mortal  remains  of  most  of  these,  whose  sad  lot  it 
was  to  die  away  from  home  and  friends,  were  deposited 
in  the  beautiful  cemetery  on  the  hill — within  the  gate, 
whose  superscription  tells  of  hope  and  a  better  life  to 
come — there  to  await  the  resurrection  from  the  dead. 


46  NAZARETH  HALL. 


IN   MEMORIAM. 

"  ich  lebe,  und  ihr  sollt  auch  leben." 
"The  body  rests  in  hope." 

CHRISTIAN  LUDWIG  SCHNEPF. 

bom  March  17,  1785,  on  the  Island  of  St.  John, 

departed  August  4,  1789. 

JOHN  GODFREY  MEYER, 

born  December  22,  1786,  on  St.  Croix, 

departed  March  10,  1798. 

In  memory  of 

GEORGE  THOMAS   GRAEFF, 

son  of  George  and  Eve  Graeff, 

born    May  14,    1794, 

at  Lancaster,  Pa., 

a  pupil  in  the  Boarding-school, 

departed  May  11,  1808, 

aged  14  years. 

THOMAS  TRESSE  SINGER, 

son   of  Abraham   and   Ann   Singer, 

of  the 

City  of  Philadelphia,  who,  after  a  residence 

of  2  years  and  9  mos. 

at  the  Nazareth  Seminary, 

died  of  a  short  illness  of  twelve  hours, 

on  March  10,  1809, 

aged  12  years,  5  mos.  and  8  days. 

Fathers  alone,  a  father's  heart  can  know, 
To  the  Almighty's  will  'tis  ours  to  bow. 

BENJAMIN  RUDOLPH  REINKE, 

born  March   20,    1800,  at   Hope,  in    Jersey', 

departed  January  9,  18 10. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  47 


JACOB    BININGER,  of  Nev  York, 

son  of  Jacob  and  Harriet  Bininger, 

born  N.  York,  Feb.  2,  1822, 

died,  Nazaretli,  April  11,  1837, 

aged  15  years,  2  mos.  and  9  days. 

The  spirit  is  gone 

In  peace  to  God's  throne 
To  praise  God  our  Saviour,  where  we  shall  be  soon. 

He  rests  now  in  peace, 

Beholds  the  Lord's  face, 
Hath  happily  finished  thus  early  his  race. 

In  memory  of 

THADDEUS   McALPIN, 

a  pupil   of  Nazareth   school, 

bom  Nov.  17,  1824,  at 

Tuscaloosa,  Ala., 

departed  January  17,  1841, 

aged  16  years  and  2  mos. 

MARTIN  KLOSE, 

born  June  29,  1833,  at  Sharon, 

Barbadoes,  departed  July  21,  1842. 

WILLIAM  C.  KLUGE, 

born  Oct.  16,  1835, 

in  Bethlehem, 

departed  June  27,  1845. 

SAMUEL  F.  REINKE, 

born  Oct.  14,  1836,  at  Lancaster,  Pa., 

departed  Aug.  16,  1846, 

aged  9  years,  10  mos.  and  2  days. 

'  His  soul  pleased  the  Lord  ;  therefore  hasted  he  to  take  hira  away. ' ' — Wisdom  iv.  1 4. 

CHARLES  FREDERIC, 

son  of  the  late  Rev.  Jesse  Vogler, 

of  New  Fairfield,  Canada  West, 

born  Sept.  14,  1852, 

died  March  19,  1865, 

while  a  pupil  in  Nazareth  Hall. 

"  Those  that  seek  me  early  shall  find  me." — Prov.  viii.,  17 


CATALOGUES 


PRINCIPALS  OF  NAZARETH  HALL, 
From  17S5  to  1869. 


The  names  marked  *  are  of  persons  deceased. 


1.  Rev.  Charles  G.  Reicliel*  (1785  to  1802),  deceased 

at  Nisky,  Lower  Silesia,  April  18,  1825. 

2.  Rev.  Jacob  TailYleck*  (1802  to  1809),  deceased  at 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  July  3,  1831. 

3.  Rev.  Charles  F.  Seidel*  (1809  to  1817),  deceased  at 
Bethlehem,  April  26,  1861. 

4.  Rev.  John  C.  Beckler*  (1817  to  1822),  deceased  at 
Herrnhut,  Saxony,  April  18,  1857. 

5.  Rev.  William  H.  Tan  Vleck*  (1822  to  1829),  de- 
ceased at  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  January  19,  1853. 

6.  Rev.  John  G.  Herman*  (1829  to  1837),  deceased 
in  the  State  of  Missouri,  July  20,  1854. 

7.  Rev.  Charles  A.  Tan  Tleck*  (1837  ^  1S39),  de- 
ceased at  Greenville,  Tenn.,  December  21,  1845. 

8.  Rev.  Charles  F.  Kluge  (1839  ^^  1^44),  resides  at 
Nazareth,  Pa. 

9.  Rev.  John  C.  Jacobson  (1844  to  1849),  resides  at 
Bethlehem,  Pa. 

10.  Rev.  Levin  T.  Reichel  (1849  t°  ^^53),  member 
of  the  Unity's  Board,  Berthelsdorf,  Saxony. 

11.  Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler*  (1853  to  1854),  de- 
ceased at  Nazareth,  March  5,  1855. 

12.  Rev.  Edward  H.  Reichel  (1854  to  1866),  resides 
at  Nazareth. 

13.  Rev.  Robert  de  Schweinitz  (1866  to  1867),  Pres- 
ident of  Provincial  Board  of  the  Northern  Province,  Beth- 
lehem, Pa. 

14.  Rev.  Eugene  Leibert,  1S67. 

51 


CATALOGUE 

OF 

TEACHERS 

Employed  in  Nazareth  Hall 

Between  1785  and  1S69. 


The  names  marked  thus  *  are  of  persons  deceased. 

George  G.  Miller*  (17S5  to  17SS),  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  in  Philadelphia  (1S14  to  iSi 7),  deceased  at  Litiz, 
Pa.,  March  19,  1821. 

Ludwig  Hueblier*  (1785  to  17S6),  deceased  December 
6,  1813,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Matthew  Eggert*  (17S6  to  1791),  deceased  September 
22,  1 83 1,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Nathaniel  Michler*  (1786  to  1790),  deceased  at  Easton, 
Pa. 

Samuel  Kramsch*  (17S6  to  1788),  first  Principal  of 
Salem  Female  Academy,  founded  in  1804,  deceased  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1834. 

John  F.  Frueauif*  (1788  to  1 791),  Principal  Bethle- 
hem Boarding-school  (18 19  to  1821),  deceased  November 
14,  1839,  "^^''  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Abraham  Levering*  (1789  to  1790),  deceased  March 
16,  1835,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

John  L.Strohle*  (1790  to  1793),  deceased  1827,  while 
pastor  of  Moravian  congregation  at  Bethabara,  N.  C. 
52 


NAZARETH  HALL.  53 

Samuel  F.  Bader,*  1790  to  1791. 

David  Peter,*  1790  to  1793. 

Thomas  Schuall,*  1791  to  1795. 

Joseph  Schweishaiipt*  (1791  to  1796),  deceased  Sep- 
tember 30,  1S43,  at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Benjamin  Mortimer*  (1791  to  179S),  deceased  while 
pastor  of  Fulton  Street  Moravian  Church,  in  New  York, 
1832. 

Jfathauiel  Brown*  (1792  to  1797),  deceased  July  11, 
1S13,  while  pastor  of  Moravian  Church  on  Staten  Island, 
N.Y. 

William  Lembke*  (1792),  deceased  at  Graceham, 
Frederic  co.,  Md. 

Thomas  Horsfield*  (1791  to  1794),  librarian  of  East 
India  House,  London,  deceased  July  24,  1S59. 

John  B.  Anders,*  1793. 

J.  Sebastian  Oppelt*  (1793  to  1799),  deceased  Au- 
gust 9,  1S32,  at  Nazareth,  Fa. 

Henry  Christian  Mueller,*  1794  to  1795. 

F.  Balthazar  Vogliitz*  (1795),  deceased  December  13, 
1837,  ^t  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Andrew  Benade*  (1795  to  iSoo),  Principal  Bethlehem 
Female  Seminary  (1800  to  1S13),  deceased  October  31, 
1859,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  (Bishop). 

David  Moritz  Michael*  (1795  to  1804),  returned  to 
Europe. 

Christian  Francis  Denke*  (1796  to  iSoo),  deceased 
January  12,  1838,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

Paul  Weiss*  (1797  to  1803),  deceased  October  31, 1840, 
at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Abraham  Luckenbach*  (1798  to  1800),  missionary 
among  the  Delawares,  deceased  March  8,  1854,  at  Beth- 
lehem, Pa. 

Jacob  Rauschenberger,*  1799  to  1S08. 


54  NAZARETH  HALL. 

George  Fetter*  (iSoo  to  iSoS). 

John  Jacob  Scliinidt*  (1800  to  1805) ,  deceased  August, 
1821,  on  St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 

Joseph  Zaesleiu*  (1800  to  1S03),  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  in  Philadelphia  (1803  to  1S13),  united  with  the 
Lutherans. 

Ernst  Ludwig  Hazelius*  (1800  to  1809),  Lutheran 
clergyman,  deceased  Febi^uary  20,  1853,  at  Lexington, 
S.C. 

John  Jacoh  Kummer*  (1S03  to  1808),  deceased  May 
5,  1857,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

John  Henry  Ton  Hof*   (1804  to   1806),  Lutheran 

clergyman,  deceased  1861,  near  Mechanicsburg,  Pa. 

Frederic  FelgentrefF,*  1S05  to  1S06. 
Abraham  Van  Vleck  (1805  to  1806),  resides  at  Litiz, 
Penna. 

John  Nicholas  Hem  ping*  (1806  to  1810),  Lutheran 

clergyman,  deceased  March,  1855,  in  Halifax   township, 
Dauphin  co..  Pa. 

John  C.  Beckler*  (1806  to  181 2),  deceased  April  iS, 
1857,  at  Hernnhut,  Saxony  (Bishop). 

Abraham  Reinke,*  1806  to  1807. 

George  Adolphus  Hartman*  (1S07  to  181 7),  deceased 
May  7,  1839,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

G.  Renatus  Schmidt*  (1807  to  1815),  missionary 
among  Cherokees,  deceased  December  i6,  1S52,  at  Sa- 
lem, N.  C. 

John  S.  Haman*  (1808),  deceased  February  18,  1866, 
at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

William  H.  Van  Tleck*  (1S09  to  181 6),  deceased 
January  29,  1S53,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  (Bishop). 

Samuel  Reinke  (1810  to  1S16),  resides  at  Bethlehem 
(Bishop). 


NAZARETH  HALL.  SS 

Peter  Wolle  (iSio  to  1S14).  resides  at  Bethlehem 
(Bishop). 

Peter  Ricksecker  (iSii  to  1S31),  resides  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

Charles  A.  Tan  Tleck*  (1S13  to  1S33),  deceased  De- 
cember 21,  1S45,  at  Greenville,  Term. 

Adam  Hamail*  (1S15  to  1820),  deceased  January  13, 
1857,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

Jollll  G.  Klimmer*  (1S15  to  1817),  deceased  August  6. 
1S46,  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

Charles  Levering  (1816),  resides  at  Hope,  Ind. 

John  C.  Jacobson  (1S16  to  1826),  resides  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa.  (Bishop). 

Samuel  Hliebuer*  (181 7  to  1S23),  deceased  June  7, 
1S49,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

James  Sandiford,  1S17  to  181 8. 

William  Phillips,  181 7. 

Benjamin  Lockwood,*  1S17  to  181S. 

William  L.  Benzien*  (1818  to  1S21),  deceased  while 
warden  of  the  Moravian  congregation  at  Salem,  N.  C 
December  i,  1833. 

Matthew  Christ  (1819  to  1822),  resides  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

Christian  Rusmeyer  Schropp*  (181 9  to  1821),  de- 
ceased June  23,  1831,  at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Charles  F.  Kluge  (1831  to  1828),  resides  at  Naza- 
reth, Pa. 

Samuel  Thomas  Pfohl  (1821  to  1S23),  warden  of 
congregation  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

George  H.  Bute  (1822  to  1825),  physician  at  Naza- 
reth, Pa. 

Jacob  Zorn*  (1823  to  1826),  superintendent  of  Ja- 
maica mission,  deceased  May  37,  1843,  at  Fairfield 
Station. 


56  NAZARETH   HALL. 

Charles  A.  Bleck*  (1S23  to  1S31),  deceased  January  17, 
1850,  at  Gnadenhutten,  Ohio. 

David  Bigler  (1S24  to  1S31),  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  Lancaster,  Pa.  (Bishop). 

John  C.  Brickenstein  (1S24  to  1S30),  resides  at  Na- 
zareth, Pa. 

John  Henry  Kluge  (1S25  to  1S26),  teacher,  Hope,Ind. 

Abraham  L.  Huebner  (1825  to  1827),  physician  and 
professor  in  Female  Boarding-school,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Ernest  F.  Bleck  (1S25  to  1S31),  treasurer  of  Moravian 
congregation,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Henry  I.  Schmidt  (1S25  to  1S29),  professor  in  Co- 
lumbia College,  N.  Y. 

John  Rickert*  (1825  to  1832),  teacher,  deceased  De- 
cember 3,  1S49,  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

H.  William  Hall*  (1S27  to  1S29),  deceased  May  19, 
1S68,  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

Eugene  A.  Frueauff  (1S2S  to  1S30),  principal  Lin- 
den Hall,  Litiz,  Pa. 

Lawrence  F.  Oerter  (1S2S  to  1S35),  I'esides  at  Beth- 
lehem, Pa. 

Francis  Lennert  (1828  to  1S29),  w^atchmaker,  Litiz, 
Pa. 

William  L.  Meinimg*  (1829  to  1S33),  teacher,  de- 
ceased October  14,  1863,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

James  Henry  (1829  to  1831),  manufacturer,  Bolton, 
near  Nazareth,  Pa. 

George  F.  Bahnson  (1829  to  1834),  president  of  Ex- 
ecutive Board  of  American  Province  South,  Salem,  N.  C. 
(Bishop). 

Joseph  H.  Siewers  (1830  to  1832),  attorney-at-law, 
Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Joseph  F.  Berg  (1830  to  1S35),  pi'ofessor  of  Theology, 
Rutgers  College,  New  Brunswick. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  ^1 

Jesse  Vogler*  (1S31  to  1S33),  missionary,  deceased 
January  23,  1S65,  at  Fairfield,  C.  W. 

Herman  J.  Titze  (1832  to  1837),  P''^sbor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  West  Salem,  111. 

William  L.  Lennert  (1832  to  1836),  pastor  of  Mo- 
ravian Church  at  Hope,  Ind. 

Charles  C.  Dober*  (1831  to  1S32),  professor  in  Theo- 
logical Seminary,  deceased  January  21,  1840,  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

Ambrose  Rondthaler  (1832  to  1835),  Principal  Mo- 
ravian Day  School,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Emauuel  Rondthaler*  (1832  to  1839),  deceased 
November  30,  1S4S,  while  pastor  of  Moravian  Church  on 
Race  street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Julius  T.  Beckler  (1832  to  1838),  resides  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

Philip  A.  Cregar  (1S33  to  1S35),  Principal  Hamilton 
Institute,  West  Philadelphia. 

Levin  T.  Reichel  (1834  ^o  1837),  "member  of  mission 
department  of  Unity's  Executive  Board,  Hernnhut,  Sax- 
on}'. 

Daniel  Steinliauer*  (1S34  to  1835),  deceased  Septem- 
ber I,  1852,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Sylvester  Wolle  (1835  to  1839),  member  of  Execu- 
tive Board  of  American  Province  North,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

William  H.  Benade  (1835  to  1841),  Swedenborgian 
clergyman,  Pittsburg. 

Edward  Rondtlialer*  (1835  to  1841),  deceased  March 
5,  1855,  at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Lewis  F.  Kampman  (1835  to  1840),  member  of  Execu- 
tive Board  of  American  Province  North,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

C.  David  Sensemau*  (1835  to  1842),  professor  of  music, 
deceased  August  10,  1S61,  near  Philadelphia. 

Lawrence  Demuth  (1837  ^'^  1S39),  manufacturer, 
Philadelphia. 


58  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Emile  a.  de  Schweinitz  (1S37  ^^  ^841),  member  of 
Executive  Board  of  American  Province  South,  Salem, 
N.C. 

Francis  F.  Hagen  (1S37  *o  184^)5  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  on  Staten  Island. 

Henry  A.  Seidel*  (1839  to  1840),  deceased  June  10, 
1844.  at  Hopedale,  Wayne  co.,  Pa. 

Robert  de  Schweinitz  (1839  *^^  ^845),  president  of 
Executive  Board  of  American  Province  North,  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

Reuben  A.  Henry  (1839  to  1841),  general  ticket  and 
freight  agent  Lackawana  and  Delaware  and  Western 
Railroads,  Scranton,  Pa. 

Francis  Wolle  (1839  *°  1846),  principal  Female 
Boarding-school,  Bethlehem. 

George  W.  Perkin  (1S40  to  1842),  bookseller,  Beth- 
lehem, Pa. 

Edward  H.  Reichel  (1841  to  1848),  resides  at  Naza- 
reth, Pa. 

Henry  J.  Van  Vleck  (1841  to  1845),  pastor  of  Ger- 
man Mission  Church,  South  Bethlehem. 

Amadeus  a.  Reinke  (1842  to  1844),  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church  in  New  York. 

Andrew  G.  Kern*  (1842  to  1847),  professor  of  music, 

deceased  January  26,  1861,  at  Lake  City,  Florida. 

Edwin  E.  Reinke  (1844),  pastor  of  Indian  congrega- 
tion, Fairfield,  C.  W. 

William  C.  Reichel  (1844  to  1851),  now  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

CHAS.GoEPP(i845to  1846),  attorney-at-law,  New  York. 

Franklin  Miller  (1845  to  1847),  di'"ggist,  New 
Philadelphia,  Ohio. 

Samuel  C.  Wolle  (1845  to  1848),  cashier  Thomas' 
iron  works,  Hockendaqua,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  59 

Joseph  Hark  (1845  to  1S47),  physician,  Nazareth. 

Julius  Keru*  (1S45  to  1S4S),  deceased  July  9,  1S60, 
at  Salem,  N.  C. 

Edmund  A.  de  Schweinitz  (1S47  to  1850),  pastor 
Moravian  Church,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Joseph  Fahs  (1847  ^^  1S4S),  pastor  of  St.  John's  (Lu- 
theran) Church,  Allentown,  Pa. 

Eugene  Grider  (184.7  ^^  1848),  resides  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

Lewis  Harbaugh,  1848. 

Charles  Klose  (1848),  merchant,  Philadelphia. 

Bernard  de  Scliweiuitz*  (1848  to  1853),  pastor  of  Mo- 
ravian Church  on  Staten  Island,  deceased  July  20,  1854, 
at  Salem,  N.  C. 

James  N.  Beck  (1848  to  1850),  professor  of  music, 
Philadelphia. 

Maximilian  Goepp  (1S48  to  1849),  attorney-at-law, 
New  York. 

Theopliilus  Wunderling*   (1848  to  1S51),  deceased 

while  pastor  of  Moravian  Church  at  Nazareth,  April  8, 
1S64. 

Theophilus  Kramer  (1848  to  1849),  druggist.  New 
Orleans. 

Jacob  J.  Haman  (1850  to  1855),  professor  of  music. 

Lewis  R.  Huebner  (1851  to  1858),  assistant  pastor 
of  Moravian  Church,  Bethlehem,  t*a. 

Edward  T.  Kluge  (1852  to  1856),  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church,  Litiz,  Pa. 

Johu  Eberman*  (1853  to  1854),  Lutheran  ciergyman, 
deceased  September  23,  1868,  at  Schuylkill  Haven,  Pa. 

Parmenio  Leinbach  (1852  to  1858),  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church,  Friedburg,  N.  C. 

Lorenzo  Finn,  1852  to  1853. 

Herman  A.  Brickenstein  (1853  to  1859),  editor  of 
Moravian.,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 


6o  NAZARETH  HALL. 

C.  Edward  Kummer  (1S53  ^^  1S56),  teacher,  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

Eugene  Leibert  (1S53  to  1S5S),  Principal  Nazareth 
Hall. 

Clement  L.  Reinke  (1S54  to  1S59),  Pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church  at  Chaska,  Minn. 

William  Forsythe,  1S54  to  1856. 

E.  Warner  Carpenter,  1S55. 

F.  Agthe  (1S55  to  1S5S),  professor  of  music,  Bridge- 
ton,  N.J. 

Abraham  R.  Beck  (1855  to  1857),  Principal  of  School 
for  Boys,  Litiz,  Pa. 

Benjamin  Romig  (1S55  to  185S),  missionary,  Antigua, 
W.  I. 

Henry  T.  Bachman  (1856 to  1S60), pastor  of  ISIoravian 
Church,  Graceham,  Md. 

Owen  Rice  (1856  to  1863),  druggist,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Albert  L.  Oerter  (1856  to  1863),  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church,  Salem,  N.  C. 

Joseph  Walton  (1857  to  185S),  farmer,  Tuscarawas 
CO.,  Ohio. 

Lawrence  C.  Brickenstein  (1S5S),  attorney-at-law, 
Baltimore. 

Obadiah  T.  Huebner  (185S  to  1S67),  physician,  Litiz, 
Pa. 

Henry  A.  Bigler    (1S58),    attorney-at    law,   New 
York. 

C.  Ernest  Berger,  1S58. 

Frederic  Pfeiffer,  1858. 

J.  Paraska,  185S  to  1S59. 

Jeremiah  J.  Seiss,  185S  to  1859. 

Jonathan  J.  Hoch  (1S58  to  1859),  niissionary,  Bar- 
badoes,  W.  I. 

Anthony  Mattes,  1859. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  6 1 

James  B.  Haman  (1859  to  1S60),  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church,  Gnadenhutten,  O. 

William  H.  Bigler  (1859  to  1S60),  professor,  Mora- 
vian College,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Samuel  L.  Lichtenthaler  (1S59  ^°  1S62),  mission- 
ary, Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

J.   Cennick   Harvey    (1859   to    186 1),  conveyancer, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

S.  C.  Chitty  (1859  to  1867),  professor  of  music,  Hope, 
Ind. 

William  Re  a,  i860  to  1861. 

Peter  J.  Thwaites  (i860  to  i86i),  farmer,  Illinois. 

Joseph  Seiss,  i860. 

Charles  A.  Gering    (i860  to   1863),  draughtsman, 
Union  Pacific  Railroad  Co. 

Joseph  Romig  (1861  to  1863),  missionary,  Kansas. 

William  F.  Schatz  (1861  to  1S63),  physician,  Ohio. 

C.  R.  KoNOPAK  (i86i  to   1863),  bookkeeper,  Bethle- 
hem, Pa.  ^ 

J.  Theophilus  Zorn  (1863  to  1865),  missionary,  Ja- 
maica, W.  I. 

Edmund  A.  Oerter  (1S63  to  1863),  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church,  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Herman  S.  Hoffman  (1863  to  1863),  pastor  of  Second 
Moravian  Church,  Philadelphia. 

Charles  H.  Beitel  (1863  to  1868),  professor  of  music, 
Pcekskill,  N.  Y. 

John  C.  Holder,  1863. 

John  T.  Reinecke,  1863. 

J.  Wesley  Spaugh  (1863),  missionary,  Kansas. 

Theodore  Hance,  1863. 

Lewis  P.  Clewell  (1864  to  1865),  pastor  of  Mora 
vian  Church,  Grace  Hill,  Iowa. 


62  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Fran'Cis  \V.  Kxauss  (1S64),  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church,  Moravia,  Iowa. 

Edward  Rondthaler  (1S64  to  1S65),  pastor  of  Mo- 
ravian Church,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Charles  B.  Shultz  (1S64),  professor  in  Moravian 
College,  Bethlehem. 

Oscar  Ely,  1S64. 

Edwix  G.  Klose  (1S64  to  1S67),  professor  in  Mora- 
vian College,  Bethlehem. 

J.  Albert   Rondthaler  (1S64  to  1S65). 

Joseph  J.  Ricksecker  (1864  to  1867),  pastor  of  Mo- 
ravian Church,  West  Salem,  111. 

Charles  Nagle  (1S65  to  186S),  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church,  Hopedale,  Pa. 

Edward  J.  Regennas(i865),  teacher,  Nazareth  Hall. 

Henry  A.  Jacobson  (1865),         do.  do. 

Edward  J.  Paine,  1865. 

Oliver  L.  Fehr  (1S65  to  1867),  Easton,  Pa. 

Herman  Jacobson  (1865  to  1867),  Washington,  D.  C. 

William  H.  Buchner,  1866  to  1867. 

Henry  M.  Clewell  (1867),  teacher,  Nazareth  Hall. 

Eugene  L.  Shaefer  (  i  867) ,  teacher  in  Nazareth  Hall. 

Theodore  M.  Rights  (1S67),  do.  do. 

J.  Benjamin  Leinbach  ( 1 868),  do.  do. 

Jacob  D.  Siewers  (186S),  do.  do. 

Samuel  Blum  (1868),  do.  do. 


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CATALOGUE 

OF   THE 

PUPILS  OF  NAZARETH  HALL 

From  1785 — 1S69. 


The  names  marked  *  are  of  pupils  deceased  while  inmates  of  the  Institution. 


1785. 

Beckel,  George  F. Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Becker,  John  L Litiz,  Pa. 

Denke,  Christian  F Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Hasse,  William do. 

Hauser,  Christian Hope,  N.  J. 

Horsefield,  Thomas Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Leinbach,  John  F Hope,  N.  J. 

Roth,  John  L York,  Pa. 

Roth,  John  D Nazareth,  Pa. 

Roth,  John  B Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Weiss,  Francis Gnadenhutten,  Pa. 

Wilson,  Philip New  York. 

1786. 

Christ,  Jacob Nazareth,  Pa. 

Kummer,  Jacob St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 

Schmidt,  John  Jacob Nazareth,  Pa. 

Senseman,  Christian  D do. 

Ten  Brook,  William  Watson New  York. 

Van  Vleck,  Henry do. 

1 


NAZARETH  HALL. 

1787. 

je,  Charles  F Salem,  N.  C. 

Bagge,  Benjamin  Samuel do. 

Henry,  Matthew Lancaster,  Pa. 

Konkaput,  John Stockbridge  Ind.,  Mass. 

Kunkler,  Frederick Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Morgan,  George  Washington Philadelphia. 

Schweinitz,  Lewis  D.  von Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Shaw,  Joseph Philadelphia. 

1788. 

Crane,  Joseph Elizabethtown,  N.  J. 

Dealing,  John  A Nazareth,  Pa. 

Hart,  Gratianus Antigua,  W.  L 

Krause,  C.  S St.  Croix,  do. 

1789. 

Beach,  Abraham New  York. 

Greene,  Nathaniel  Ray do. 

Hunt,  Abraham Trenton,  N.  J. 

Matlack,  White New  York. 

Nichols,  George do. 

Ogden,  David Trenton,  N.  J. 

Palmer,  John Northampton  co..  Pa. 

Schnepf,  Christian  L.* St.  Thomas,  W.  L 

Schweinitz,  Charles  H.  von Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Turner,  John  A New  York. 

Turner,  Archibald do. 

Weiss,  Jacob Lehighton,  Pa. 

Wolle,  John  F St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 

1790. 

Billington,  Thomas Philadelphia. 

Jarvis,  James New  York. 

Logan,  Albanus Stenton,  Phila.  co.,  Pa. 

Nichols,  John Philadelphia. 

Nichols,  William do. 

Senseman,  John  H Lebanon  co..  Pa. 

Shaw,  Alexander Jamaica,  W.  L 


NAZARETH  HALL. 

^.Stansbury,  Joseph Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Ten  Brook,  Jesse New  York. 

Weyle,  Adam  C St.  John's,  W.  I. 

1791. 

Bowen,  William Providence,  R.  I. 

Clark,  John do. 

Clemm,  William Baltimore. 

Conolly,  James Montreal,  Canada. 

Conolly,  Thomas do. 

Heyliger,  Martin  M St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Heyliger,  John do. 

Heyliger,  Isaac do. 

Heyliger,  William do. 

Linberg,  Hennig do. 

Lyon,  John Baltimore. 

Nightingale,  William Providence,  R.  I. 

Penrose,  Isaac Philadelphia. 

Reinke,  Jr.,  Abraham Litiz,  Pa. 

Rogiers,  C.  S St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Stansbury,  Arthur Philadelphia. 

Wall,  William  Harris Savannah,  Ga. 

Winchester,  William do. 

1792. 

Beverhoudt,  John  Wood  van St.  Thomas,  W.  L 

Kuhn,  Hartman Philadelphia. 

Kuhn,  Charles do. 

Lawler,  John do. 

Smith,  John  R.  C do. 

Warner,  Joseph do. 

1793- 

Connor,  John  Payne St.  Croix,  W.  L 

Fromberger,  George Philadelphia. 

Hawkins,  Isaac St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Heyliger,  Abraham do. 

O'Neill,  Arthur Philadelphia. 

O'Neill,  Tully do. 

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4  NAZARETH  HALL. 

1794. 

Billis,  James St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 

Care,  Peter Philadelphia  Co. 

Cist,  Jacob Philadelphia. 

Cist,  Lewis do. 

Haman,  John  S Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

Haman,  Adam do. 

Heckewelder,  Thomas Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Hornig,  Christian do. 

King,  James Philadelphia. 

Reichel,  Charles  F Nazareth,  Pa. 

Schneller,  David  P Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Smith,  John  T Philadelphia. 

1795- 

Bardill,  George  R. Antigua,  W.  I. 

Chabert,  Charles St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Davoue,  Frederick New  York. 

Markoe,  Abraham St,  Croix,  W.  I. 

Mueller,  John  L. do. 

Mueller,  Ernest  F do. 

Reeve,  Aaron  Burr Litchfield,  Conn. 

Schweinitz,  Christian  R.  von Bethlehem,  Pa. 

WoUe,  Jacob St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

1796. 

Bartow,  John  B Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Beitel,  Frederic  W do. 

Beverhoudt,  Peter  C.  van St.  Thomas,  W.  L 

Etwein,  John Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Haga,  Jr.,  Godfrey Philadelphia. 

Heitman,  William Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Heitman,  George  H do. 

Joyce,  Thomas New  York. 

Krause,  John  G St  Croix,  W.  L 

Meyer,  John  G.* do. 

1797. 

Bininger,  Abraham New  York. 

Dam,  John St.  John,  W.  I. 


NAZARETH  HALL. 

Etwein,  John  G Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Eyerly,  Jacob Nazareth,  Pa. 

Heyliger,  Peter  A St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Ten  Brook,  Henry New  York. 

1798. 

Henry,  John  Joseph. Nazareth,  Pa. 

Joyce,  Benjamin  K New  York. 

Koehler,  John  D Salem,  N.  C. 

Kummer,  John  G Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Pratt,  James  D Philadelphia. 

Rice,  Joseph Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Roebuck,  Peter  P New  York. 

1799. 

Beck,  John Lebanon  co.,  Pa. 

Behagen,  Simon  H St.  Croix,  W.  I, 

Davidson,  George Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Depui,  Nicholas Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

Gill,  Jacob  Dickert Lancaster,  Pa. 

Kampman,  Francis  C Bethlehem,  Pa. 

King,  Charles  Bird Newport,  R.  I. 

Mosely,  Charles Hartford,  Conn. 

Reinke,  Samuel Hope,  N.  J. 

Schneckenberger,  John  T Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Stroud,  Jacob  M Stroudsburg,  Pa. 

Van  Vleck,  William  Henry Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1800. 

Douglas,  Ephraim Uniontown,  Pa. 

Huber,  Jacob Strasburg,  Pa. 

Murray,  George  W Newtown,  Pa. 

Rathbone,  James  M New  York. 

Perkins,  Elisha  B Strasburg,  Pa. 

Reichel,  G.  Benjamin Nazareth,  Pa, 

Reichel,  Samuel  R do. 

Schneller,  George  C Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Stake,  George  R Lancaster,  Pa. 

Wolle,  Peter St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 


NAZARETH  HALL. 


i8oi. 


Bethell,  William • New  York. 

Burn,  Joseph Philadelphia. 

Conkling,  Thomas  C New  York. 

Davidson,  John  E Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Erwin,  John Easton,  Pa. 

Haman,  Christian  R Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Mitchelson,  William New  York. 

Molther,  William  H York,  Pa. 

Peter,  Joseph  G Bethlehem,  Pa, 

Sommer,  John Moreland,  Phila.  Co. 

1802. 

Baker,  John  C Philadelphia. 

Bickley,  Daniel do. 

Bickley,  Jacob do. 

Bininger,  Jacob New  York. 

Campbell,  John do. 

Davidson,  James Newark,  N.  J. 

Erwin,  Scott  R Bucks  co.,  Pa. 

Freitag,  Daniel  C Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Frick,  William Baltimore,  Md. 

Henry,  Matthew  S Nazareth,  Pa. 

Mueller,  George  B Emmaus,  Pa. 

Scott,  James Philadelphia. 

Sibbald,  Charles Augusta,  Ga. 

Stake,  Thomas Lancaster,  Pa. 

Van  Vleck,  Charles  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

West,  Charles Philadelphia. 

1803. 

Bogardus,  Archibald  R New  York. 

Bohn,  Charles Baltimore,  Md. 

Brackenridge,  Alexander Carlisle,  Pa. 

Hilton,  George Woodlands,  Phila.  Co. 

Huebener,  Samuel  R York,  Pa. 

Hurel,  Frangois  F Guadaloupe,  W.  I. 

Molther,  Augustus Schceneck,  Pa. 

Scott,  Robert Philadelplua. 


NAZARETH  HALL. 

1804. 

Allen,  Cornelius New  York. 

De  Hart,  John Philadelphia. 

Herbst,  Henry  R. Salem,  N.  C. 

Kampman,  Lewis  F Hope,  N.  J. 

Jessop,  William. Baltimore. 

Reiniker,  Henry. do. 

Vos,  John  H Charleston,  S.  C. 

Vos,  Andrew do. 

1805. 

Frick,  George Baltimore,  Md. 

Hilton,  William Woodlands,  Phila.  co. 

Ireland,  John New  York. 

Knevels,  D'Jurco  V St  John,  W.  I. 

Knevels,  John  W do. 

Landreth,  Cuthbert Philadelphia. 

Lea,  John. Wilmington,  Del, 

Logan,  Algernon  S Stenton,  Phila.  co. 

Salade,  Frederic Philadelphia. 

Sholten,  Frederic  von St  Thomas,  W.  L 

Sholten,  William  von do. 

Smith,  George  W Philadelphia 

Stall,  George do. 

Uhler,  John Baltimore. 

Unangst,  Joseph Northampton  co. 

White,  Thomas Caroline  co.,  Md. 

1806. 

Allen,  John , New  York. 

Chanceller,  William W.  I. 

Conkling,  Joseph  H Baltimore,  Md. 

Davis,  James Smyrna,  Del. 

Dougherty,  Felix St  Croix,  W.  L 

Dougherty,  Charles  S do. 

Dougherty,  Martin do. 

Fay,  Samuel  B New  York. 

Fay,  Henry  A do. 

Geib,  William do. 

Huetter,  Charles  L Philadelphia. 


8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Knevels,  H.  Torris St.  John,  W.  I. 

Lawson,  Richard W.  I. 

Leffingwell,  L.  W New  York. 

Logan,  Charles  F Goochland  co.,  Va. 

Man,  James Philadelphia. 

Pluymert,  Joseph  F Meriden,  Conn. 

Potter,  Peter  M Philadelphia. 

Potter,  Samuel  C do. 

Price,  George  H.  S 

Singer,  Thomas* Lancaster,  Pa. 

Singer,  Richard do. 

Wilson,  William New  York. 

Wolle,  Samuel  H St.  John,  W.  L 

Worrell,  George  W Wilmington,  Del. 

1807. 

Benninghove,  John Philadelphia. 

Blackiston,  R.  H Smyrna,  Del. 

Cronenberg,  Christian  H.  von St.  John,  W.  L 

GraefF,  George  T.* Lancaster,  Pa. 

Kluge,  Charles  F White  River,  Ind. 

Latimer,  James Newport,  Del. 

Lea,  Edward Brandywine,  Del. 

Mortimer,  David  B Goshen,  O. 

Mummey,  Samuel  I Baltimore. 

Oppelt,  Charles  H Fairfield,  U.  C. 

Sevier,  William Tennessee. 

Sevier,  James do. 

Taylor,  Peter  D St.  Domingo. 

Woolston,  John Wilmington,  Del. 

Yundt,  Jacob Baltimore. 

1808, 

Barclay,  David  W Philadelphia. 

Beckel,  George  C do. 

Breban,  John  J do. 

Grossman,  Lewis do. 

Jennings,  Stephen New  York. 

Latimer,  William Philadelphia. 

Michler,  Peter  S Northampton  co.,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL. 

Michael,  John Lancaster,  Pa. 

Schropp,  Christian  R. Litiz,  Pa. 

Thebaud,  John New  York. 

Thebaud,  Edward. do. 

Vickery,  Thomas • Baltimore. 

1809. 

Allard,  Lewis St.  Domingo. 

Angue,  Anthony Philadelphia. 

Angue,  Louis do. 

Bellach,  James  J "Wilmington,  Del. 

Bryan,  William Germantown,  Pa. 

Bryan,  Samuel  S Philadelphia. 

Chambers,  George do. 

Drinker,  Joseph  D do. 

Dutilh,  Edward  G do. 

Dutilh,  Edmund. do. 

France,  James Baltimore. 

Heide,  George do. 

Landreth,  Thomas  O Philadelphia, 

Lee,  Joseph  O'Sullivan do. 

Low,  William New  York. 

Molther,  Charles York,  Pa. 

Oppelt,  William Fairfield,  U.  C. 

Picquet,  Caius  M France. 

Reinke,  Benjamin  R.* Hope,  N.  j. 

Silliman,  Joseph  A Philadelphia. 

Souder,  Thomas  R do. 

St.  Ange,  Francis West  Indies. 

Thum,  George Philadelphia. 

Warner,  Joseph do. 

Wortman,  George Pottsgrove,  Pa. 

1810. 

Abbott,  George Philadelphia. 

Edmonson,  James  N Montgomery  co..  Pa. 

Grossman,  John. Philadelphia. 

Guillard,  Joseph  A France. 

Halberstadt,  John Philadelphia. 

Keasby,  John  R do. 


lO  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Levering,  Abraham Litiz,  Pa. 

Porter,  Giles Albany,  N.  Y. 

Ross,  Frederic  A Richmond,  Va. 

Smith,  James Baltimore. 

Walter,  Jacob Antigua,  W.  I. 

l8ll. 

Bleck,  Charles  A Graceham,  Md, 

Chesterman,  Edwin New  York. 

Clymer,  Andrew Philadelphia. 

France,  John Baltimore. 

Herwig,  Ernest  C do. 

Martin,  Jacob  L Charleston,  S.  C. 

Martin,  John  P do. 

Meakings,  Benjamin  H New  York. 

Myers,  D.  W.  Ross Columbia,  S.  C. 

Verneuil,  Bernard  P Jamaica,  W.  I. 

White,  James Philadelphia. 

I8l2. 

Albrecht,  Daniel Litiz,  Pa. 

Algieux,  Celestin Philadelphia. 

Boiler,  Henry  J do. 

Collins,  Edmund Wilmington,  Del. 

Collins,  John do. 

Harple,  Jacob Philadelphia. 

Mortimer,  Charles  Edward New  York. 

Rohr,  Charles  H Bucks  co.,  Pa. 

Schlichter,  Enos do. 

Sievers,  Jacob  F St  John,  W.  L 

Smith,  Arnold Baltimore. 

Sturges,  Jonathan  S New  York. 

Sturges,  Henry  A.  C do. 

Tinsfield,  Frederic Baltimore. 

Zorn,  Jacob St.  Croix,  W.  L 

1813. 

Adams,  Gilbert Pittsburg. 

Baker,  William  Howard New  York. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  II 

Baker,  Henry  H New  York, 

Butler,  L.  M.  Harris do. 

Butler,  William  Henry do. 

Clench,  Ralph Albany,  N.  Y. 

Graeff,  Charles Lancaster,  Pa. 

Graeff,  Henry do. 

France,  Lewis Baltimore. 

Heraud,  Jean Philadelphia. 

Hopkins,  Charles Athens,  Pa. 

Leibert,  John  S Germantown,  Pa. 

Levering,  C.  Henry Litiz,  Pa. 

Llewellyn,  S.  D Lancaster,  Pa. 

Oppelt,  Conrad  B Ohio. 

Schropp,  John Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Sevier,  Samuel Tennessee. 

Shurlock,  P Easton,  Pa. 

Stadiger,  John  F Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Stafford,  John Albany,  N.  Y. 

Taylor,  John Philadelphia. 

Thorp,  Issachar do. 


1 8 14. 

Bleck,  Ernest  F Graceham,  Md. 

Brooks,  Robert  B Savannah,  Ga. 

Cagnet,  Arthur Philadelphia. 

Desauque,  Louis  F do. 

Draper,  William do. 

Draper,  Edmund do. 

Eggert,  Samuel  R Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Heartly,  William Philadelphia. 

Lichtenthaeler,  Christian Litiz,  Pa. 

Monges,  John  A Philadelphia. 

Ogden,  Augustus  O.  B New  Germantown,  N.  J. 

Richards,  Anthony Savannah,  Ga. 

Richards,  James do. 

Smith,  Henry New  York. 

Taylor,  Archibald Baltimore. 

Tyson,  Charles do. 

Willis,  Charles Philadelphia. 

7 


12  NAZARETH  HALL. 

1815. 

Andress,  Abraham Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Bidleman,  William  A Easton,  Pa. 

Butler,  George New  York. 

Doyle,  Francis Savannah,  Ga, 

Earle,  Henry Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Eyre,  Joseph  K Philadelphia. 

Fetter,  John  G Bethlehem,  Pa. 

France,  Richard Baltimore. 

Goundie,  George  H Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Hendrickson,  Jos.  S New  York. 

Hornor,  Henry  C Philadelphia. 

Mankin,  George Baltimore. 

Mayland,  Samuel Philadelphia, 

Miles,  Joseph  M Baltimore. 

Mix,  Elihu  L New  Haven,  Conn. 

Molther,  Lewis Schoeneck,  Pa. 

Norris,  "William Baltimore. 

Stringham,  John  B New  York. 

Sturges,  Josiah do. 

Tschudy,  Jacob  B Litiz,  Pa. 

1816. 

Brown,  Edward  P Philadelphia. 

Butz,  Daniel Easton,  Pa. 

Cole,  William  J Baltimore. 

Draper,  John Philadelphia. 

Duval,  Wm.  B do. 

Fenwick,  Thomas New  York. 

Gibncy,  Richard Baltimore. 

Gibney,  John do. 

Heyliger,  Christian St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Homiller,  Joseph Germantown,  Pa. 

Huebner,  Abraham  L Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Jacot,  Richard New  York. 

Leypold,  John  G Baltimore. 

Miller,  John  P do. 

Nclms,  George  P do. 

Oakley,  George Philadelphia. 

Old,  Morgan  P Berks  co.,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  13 

Peck,  Robert New  Haven,  Conn. 

Sevier,  Thomas  R Tennessee. 

Short,  George Baltimore. 

Shuman,  Parmenio Salem,  N.  C. 

Sitgreaves,  Theodore  R Easton,  Pa. 

Smith,  Lewis  Edwin Baltimore. 

Wilhelm,  Abraham do. 

1817. 

Badger,  Bela Bristol. 

Backus,  George  P Athens. 

Cooper,  Daniel  S. . . . ., Philadelphia. 

Dubarry,  John  S do. 

Hastings,  John Chester,  Pa. 

Jordan,  William  H Philadelphia. 

Kitchell,  John  S Bethlehem,  Pa. 

La  Roche,  Julius Paris,  France. 

Levy,  Abraham Philadelphia. 

Leypold,  William  F Baltimore. 

Maison,  Peter Germantown,  Pa. 

McCall,  Samuel  R Easton,  Pa. 

Mcllhenny,  William  H Philadelphia. 

Mcllhenny,  James do. 

Minturn,  Edward New  York. 

Randel,  William 

Riesch,  David  P Philadelphia. 

Ridgely,  Richard Baltimore. 

Robinson,  William do. 

Schaum,  Benjamin Lancaster,  Pa. 

Schnierle,  John Charleston,  S.  C. 

Schnierle,  Frederic do. 

Shultz,  Henry  A Schceneck,  Pa. 

Smith,  Washington  G Delaware. 

Walker,  George  J.  S Augusta,  Ga. 

Walker,  John  V.  F do. 

1818. 

Barton,  G.  Washington Lancaster,  Pa. 

Brown,  Charles  B Philadelphia. 

Brown,  William  Linn do. 


14  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Busch,  Henry  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Callanan,  George  D Philadelphia. 

Cooper,  James  M Baltimore. 

Danq',  Daniel  M Petersburg,  Va. 

George,  Daniel New  Orleans. 

Harris,  Edward  Denney Norfolk,  Va. 

Hutter,  Ferdinand  Q Easton,  Pa. 

Jarvis,  James New  York. 

Luckenbach,  Charles  Augustus Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Lyons,  Solomon Philadelphia. 

Muller,  Caspar  O do. 

Oppelt,  Godfrey  H Nazareth,  Pa. 

Paine,  Thomas  Edward Athens. 

Prill,  Frederick Baltimore. 

Siewers,  Joseph  H West  Indies. 

Schneider,  Christian  F Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Southall,  Pejlon  A Williamsburg,  Va. 

Stringham,  Joseph St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Voute,  Louis  C Germany. 


1819. 

Boiler,  John  J Philadelphia. 

Crawbuck,  Stephen New  York. 

Croeger,  Timothy. Graceham,  Md. 

Dodd,  Moses New  York. 

Dodd,  Edward  D do. 

FrueaufT,  Eugene  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Gillies,  Thomas  U New  York. 

Hains,  William  D Berks  co.,  Pa. 

Kluge,  J.  Henry Graceham,  Md. 

Krimmel,  Henry Philadelphia, 

Mayerhoff,  Charles  F Columbia,  N.  J. 

Mortimer,  Daniel  D New  York. 

Richards,  Jacob Chester,  Pa. 

Roebuck,  Peter St,  Croix,  W.  L 

Roebuck,  Jarvis do. 

Roebuck,  Jones do. 

Schulz,  Samuel York,  Pa. 

Wise,  Joseph Germantown,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  15 

1820. 

Baron,  John  C New  Orleans. 

Baron,  Stephen  K do. 

E}Te,  John  C Philadelphia. 

Kimmel,  Henry Baltimore. 

Lloyd,  John  Ambrose Northumberland  co.,Pa. 

Lucas,  William  A New  York. 

Lyons,  Samuel Philadelphia. 

Rudenstein,  Wm.  F. . . , Baltimore. 

Sempf,  Albert  M do. 

Sievers,  Charles  G St  Thomas,  W.  I. 

Smith,  Henrj'  J Nazareth,  Pa. 

1821. 

Brenan,  Matthew Charleston,  S.  C. 

Brjan,  George  S do. 

Demuth,  Emanuel Lancaster,  Pa. 

Gurlic,  Clovis New  Orleans. 

Henr)',  James Philadelphia. 

Kelly,  Philip do. 

Reardon,  Richard  K Baltimore. 

Rondthaler,  Ambrose Nazareth,  Pa. 

Schnierle,  William. Charleston,  S.  C. 

Stadiger,  Herman  L Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Trout,  Samuel  B Philadelphia. 

West,  George  W Baltimore. 

1822. 

Baker,  David New  York. 

Butz,  Abraham  H Northampton  co.,  Pa.  . 

De  Bow,  William Charleston,  S.  C. 

Humphreys,  Clement Philadelphia. 

Humphreys,  Andrew  A do. 

Jordan,  Edward do. 

Lyons,  Henry do. 

Oppelt,  Francis Nazareth,  Pa. 

Pell,  William  James New  York. 

Seidel,  Charles  E Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Sibley,  George Charleston,  S.  C. 

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1 6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

1823. 

Fry,  Joshua Lehigh  co.,  Pa, 

Geer,  Edward  W New  York. 

Hildeburn,  Joseph  H Philadelphia. 

Meinung,  William  L. Salem,  N.  C. 

Paine,  Seth  W Athens,  Pa. 

Patterson,  Charles  W Philadelphia. 

Pell,  George  W New  York. 

Rondthaler,  Jr.,  Emanuel Nazareth,  Pa. 

Slesman,  Henry Philadelphia. 

Slesman,  Benjamin do. 

Yundt,  Samuel Baltimore. 

1824. 

Beckler,  Julius  T Litiz,  Pa. 

Cooper,  Erwin  J Philadelphia. 

Cummings,  Charles  R do. 

Gillender,  Theophilus New  York. 

Hiester,  Charles 

Holm,  Martin  L St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Mitchell,  Benjamin  G Philadelphia. 

Smith,  Eugene  T New  York. 

Van  Beuren,  Michael  B do. 

Yundt,  Joseph Baltimore. 

1825. 

Arnoux,  Alfred  M New  York. 

Berg,  Joseph  F West  Indies. 

Bininger,  Abraham New  York. 

Boner,  Joshua Salem,  N.  C. 

Chandler,  Asbury  H Mobile,  Ala. 

Cunningham,  Nathaniel  S New  York. 

Decker,  Matthias do. 

Donley,  Joseph Philadelphia. 

Draper,  Robert do. 

Gassner,  Daniel  D New  York. 

Gillender,  Arthur do. 

Herrick,  Castle  H Athens,  Pa. 

Horner,  Charles  W Philadelphia. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  17 

Lippincott,  Benjamin  L New  York. 

Maybin,  David  C Philadelphia. 

McKean,  Addison Bradford  co.,  Pa. 

Mecaskey,  Charles  A Philadelphia, 

Perit,  John  W.  C do. 

Rauch,  Reuben. Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Ricksecker,  Moses do. 

Ridgway,  Joseph St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Rice,  Edward Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Rondthaler,  Edward Nazareth,  Pa. 

Schweinitz,  Emile  A.  de Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Walter,  Isaac Antigua,  W.  I. 

Wilton,  Henry  J Philadelphia. 

1826. 

Baker,  John New  York. 

Beckler,  Francis  E Litiz,  Pa. 

Clark,  Jeremiah  S New  York. 

Decker,  Benjamin do. 

Dungan,  John Allentown,  Pa. 

Frazee,  Augustus New  York. 

Friese,  P.  C Baltimore. 

Geisse,  Augustus  H Philadelphia. 

Heyliger,  Frederic  W , St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Hildeburn,  William  L Philadelphia. 

Humphreys,  Joshua do. 

Kissam,  Daniel  E New  York. 

Kissam,  Benjamin  T do. 

Lennert,  William  L. Litiz,  Pa. 

Lippincott,  William Shrewsbury,  N.  J. 

Mallory,  Stephen  R Thompson's  Island,  Fla. 

Paine,  James  A Athens,  Pa. 

Philip,  Frederic  W Brooklyn,  L.  L 

Philip,  George  A do. 

Post,  William  F New  York. 

Prall,  Ichabod do. 

Ralston,  Robert Philadelphia- 
Reed,  Samuel  F do. 

Ritter,  Jacob  B do. 

Seltzer,  Christian  A Jonestown,  Pa. 


l8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Thompson,  George  H Philadelphia. 

Van  Beuren,  Daniel  B New  York. 

Von  Hoff,  Augustus  H Jonestown,  Pa. 

1827. 

Albert,  Fanning  T Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Aymar,  Augustus  J.  M New  York. 

Aymar,  John  Q do. 

Clark,  Richard  M do. 

Conger,  John  P do. 

Da  Costa,  Jacob  M St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 

Demuth,  Lawrence  J Lancaster,  Pa, 

Devereux,  Benjamin  H Philadelphia. 

De  Young,  Benjamin Baltimore. 

Dyer,  Samuel  O New  York. 

Eckford,  Henry do. 

Fries,  Francis  L Salem,  N.  C. 

Hall,  Richard Allentown,  Pa. 

Jordan,  Francis Philadelphia. 

Lippincott,  Shepherd Shrewsbury,  N.  J. 

Man,  William Philadelphia. 

McMullin,  John  A do. 

Penington,  Hyland  B Cecilton,  Md. 

Penington,  Samuel Cantwell's  Bridge,  Del. 

Quin,  George  W New  Jersey, 

Reppert,  Jacob Baltimore. 

Richards,  George  N Montgomery  co.,  Pa. 

Senseman,  Christian  D Nazareth,  Pa. 

Sievers,  John  D West  Indies. 

Van  Beuren,  Thomas  P New  York. 

1828. 

Beisel,  John  P Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

Benade,  William  H Salem,  N.  C. 

Bowie,  William  D Philadelphia. 

Dash,  John  B New  York. 

Fraley,  Jr.,  John  U Philadelphia. 

Forbush,  John  H Brooklyn,  L.  L 

Gleize,  William  Mo  L Charleston,  S.  C. 

Graham,  John  E New  York. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  19 

Ha)-nes,  William New  York. 

Hildeburn,  Johp  M Philadelphia. 

Jones,  Maurice  C Old  England,  Wales. 

Kohler,  John  F Philadelphia. 

Kohler,  Andrew New  York. 

Lidgerwood,  John Troy,  N.  Y. 

Lidgerwood,  Thomas do. 

Rogers,  William  J Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

Rondthaler,  Comenius Nazareth,  Pa. 

Sheets,  Frederic  B Holmesburg,  Pa. 

Shober,  George Philadelphia. 

Simon,  John do. 

Slesman,  George  J.  S do. 

Sparks,  Jr.,  Thomas do. 

Van  Voorhis,  William  R New  York. 

Wilstach,  Charles  M Philadelphia. 

Wolle,  Sylvester Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1829. 

Albert,  William  J Baltimore. 

Berg,  Charles  M Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

Eberman,  Francis West  Indies. 

Hagen,  Francis  F Salem,  N.  C. 

Helm,  William St.  Thomas,  W.  I. 

Huddell,  Washington  A Philadelphia. 

Kampman,  Lewis  F do. 

Kissam,  Philip New  York. 

Le\^,  William  P Philadelphia. 

Lippincott,  Benjamin Shrewsbury,  N.  J. 

McCarty,  William Philadelphia. 

Peters,  John  C , New  York. 

Porter,  William  H Nashville,  Tenn. 

Rees,  John  P Philadelphia. 

Riter,  George  W do. 

Scott,  John  G do. 

Vogel,  Albert do. 

Wilstach,  William  P do. 

1830. 

Bininger,  William  B New  York. 

Blickensderfer,  Jr.,  Jacob Ohio. 

F 


20  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Bolmer,  T.  Manuel New  York. 

Denckla,  Henry Philadelj^hia. 

Ducommun,  Jr.,  Henry do. 

Franklin,  Philip do. 

Garvin,  John  J do. 

Geisse,  Paul  D do. 

Hiester,  Levi Reading,  Pa. 

Henry,  Reuben  A Stroudsburg,  Pa. 

Horton,  N.  Miller Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Johnson,  John  J Germantown,  Pa. 

Kirkpatrick,  Robert  B Philadelphia. 

Leslie,  Edmund  A New  York. 

McCarty,  James Philadelphia. 

Newman,  Joseph Tennessee. 

Newman,  Rush do. 

Oakley,  Cyrus  H New  York. 

Oldfield,  Granville  S do. 

Porter,  George  P Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Pott,  John Pottsville,  Pa. 

Pott,  Frank do. 

Reinke,  Amadeus  A Graceham,  Md. 

Ronalds,  Thomas  H New  York. 

Seidel,  Henry  A Bethlehem,  Pa, 

Seidel,  Frederic do. 

Schweinitz,  Robert  de do. 

Scott,  Thomas Philadelphia. 

Smith,  Nehemiah  D New  York. 

Smith,  Edward  G Philadelphia. 

Smyth,  Isaac Quakertown,  Pa. 

Strauch,  Henry Pottsville,  Pa. 

Underwood,  William  J Philadelphia. 

Value,  Jesse  R do. 

1831. 

Bininger,  Andrew  G New  York. 

Cassidy,  Andrew do. 

Clark,  William  J do. 

Dodson,  Washington Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Franks,  Edward New  York. 

Freed,  Joseph  M Philadelphia,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  2\ 

Hagerty,  Isaiah Georgetown,  D.  C. 

Herbach,  Andrew  J Pottstown,  Pa. 

Hoffman,  George  W Philadelphia. 

Kern,  Julius Nazareth,  Pa. 

Kern,  Jr.,  Andrew  G do. 

Lawrance,  James New  York. 

Lewis,  Thomas  D Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Reppert,  George Baltimore. 

Richards,  John  F Pottstown,  Pa. 

Ricksecker,  Benjamin Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Shoemaker,  Lazarus  D Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Solms,  Sidney  J Philadelphia. 

Solms,  John do. 

Streater,  William Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Trexler,  William Bucks  co.,  Pa. 

Vogel,  William Philadelphia. 

Wolle,  Nathaniel  S do. 

1832. 

Baker,  Abner  R.  L New  York. 

Benade,  James  A Litiz,  Pa. 

Bennet,  Charles Wilkesbarre. 

Bininger,  Jr.,  Jacob* New  York. 

Brodrick,  Thomas Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Brown,  Robert Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

Butler,  William  H Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Clark,  George  W Washington,  D.  C. 

Day,  William  B New  York. 

Garvin,  Benjamin  F Philadelphia. 

Herriman,  John  F New  York. 

Kohler,  George  A Philadelphia. 

Kunckle,  John Nescopeck,  Pa. 

Kunckle,  Aaron do. 

Lafourcade,  Charles Philadelphia. 

Lee,  Hattrick New  York. 

Lee,  James,  Jr do. 

Meyer,  William do. 

Miller,  Simon Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

Overton,  Thomas  B , Towanda,  Pa. 

Paine,  Charles  C Athens,  Pa. 


22  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Quin,  Emmet New  Jersey. 

Ripka,  Jr.,  Joseph Philadelphia. 

Ripka,  John do. 

Romig,  William  J AUentovvn,  Pa. 

Shants,  Hiram  J Lehigh  co.,  Pa. 

Shankland,  Alexander  T Philadelphia. 

Shinier,  Samuel  C Northampton  CO.,  Pa. 

Smith,  William  P Philadelphia. 

Thompson,  William  H Easton,  Pa. 

Van  Vleck,  Henry  J New  York. 

1833- 

Bourne,  John Philadelphia. 

Brooks,  George  K New  York. 

Brooks,  H.  J do. 

Burger,  Samuel Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Chamberlin,  William Philadelphia. 

Colgate,  Jr.,  William New  York. 

Colgate,  Samuel do. 

Davis,  Robert  C Philadelphia. 

Uenckla,  William do. 

Dennison,  Henry  M Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Horton,  Thomas  M do. 

Kissam,  William New  York. 

Ludwigsen,  John  H St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

Lynch,  Edward  P Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

McVickar,  John  J New  York. 

McVickar,  Nathan do. 

Meredith,  Samuel  R Carbondale,  Pa. 

Mitchell,  Henry Natchez,  Miss. 

Overton,  Giles  B Towanda,  Pa. 

Partenheimer,  H.  R Philadelphia. 

Philip,  George  A Brooklyn,  L.  L 

Philip,  John  C do. 

Philip,  Jacob do. 

Rea,  John Philadelphia. 

Reichel,  Edward  H Salem,  N.  C. 

Reinke,  Edwin  E Graceham,  Md. 

Rice,  Samuel Bethlehem,  Pa. 

.  Searle,  Roger Montrose,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  23 

Senseman,  Edwin  T Salem,  N.  C. 

Smith,  Charles  E New  York. 

Steinhauer,  Henry  F Philadelphia. 

Tennent,  John do. 

Wagner,  George  M do. 

Wagner,  Paul  M do. 

Whitney,  Charles  F Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

1834. 

Bassford,  Joseph New  York. 

Beekman,  Stephen  F do. 

Fullmer,  John  J Philadelphia. 

Gillingham,  Henry New  York. 

Kirk,  John  R Philadelphia. 

Maxwell,  James do. 

Meyer,  Thomas New  York. 

Reichel,  William  C Salem,  N.  C. 

Renshaw,  Atlantic Long  Branch,  N.  J. 

Ritter,  Isaac  L Philadelphia. 

Schweinitz,  Edmund  de Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Stein,  Albert New  Orleans. 

Stevens,  William Natchez,  Miss. 

Warren,  William Philadelphia. 

Warner,  William  H Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Whalton,  Joseph  C Indian  Key,  Fla. 

Zippel,  Gustavus  E Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

1835. 

Arthurton,  Samuel  L Nevis,  W.  I. 

Baker,  Joseph  A New  York. 

Bassford,  George  W do. 

Barkaloo,  John Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Buttner,  Albert  J Bethania,  N.  C. 

Clark,  James  G Staten  Island,  N.  Y, 

Cook,  Albert  G Philadelphia. 

Eberman,  Jacob  F. Litiz,  Pa. 

Gassner,  John  A New  York. 

Hall,  Edward  S Philadelphia. 

Hampton,  Francis do. 

Haughwout,  John Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 


24    ■  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Haughwout,  Nicholas Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Higgins,  William New  York. 

Huebner,  Matthias  T Gnadenhutten,  O. 

Kummer,  Joseph  H Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Lambert,  Emile  S Schoeneck,  Pa. 

Lilliendahl,  Charles  W New  York. 

Lippincott,  John  M Shrewsbury,  N.  J. 

Lippincott,  Charles  A do. 

Mancius,  George  W Albany,  N.  Y. 

Neuville,  Clarence Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Peters,  John  Jordan Philadelphia. 

Reynegom,  John  V do. 

Smith,  David  Z Salem,  N.  C. 

Tillou,  Charles  G New  York. 

Van  Beuren,  William  H do. 

Van  Beuren,  George  F. do. 

Vanname,  Henry Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Van  Vleck,  Arthur  L Lancaster,  Pa. 

Vredenburg,  John  V Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Wattley,  George St.  Kitts,  W.  I. 

Wichelhausen,  Peter New  York. 

Wolle,  Samuel  C Philadelphia. 

Wray,  Samuel Jamaica,  W.  I. 

1836 

Albert,  Jacob Baltimore. 

Bauersachs,  Lewis  C Philadelphia. 

Chamberlin,  John do. 

Cook,  Thomas  W New  York. 

Dunbar,  Samuel do. 

Gunther,  C.  Godfrey do. 

Gunther,  John  C do. 

Hooper,  Jr.,  John* Philadelphia. 

Ihrie,  George  P. Easton,  Pa. 

Ireland,  Robert  W New  York. 

Jenks,  Abraham  S Newtown,  Pa. 

Jackson,  Samuel New  York. 

Keehln,  Theodore  F Salem,  N.  C. 

Kein,  James  T Philadelphia. 

Kimberly,  John  H Greene  co.,  N.  Y. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  25 

Klauberg,  Daniel New  York. 

Lytle,  John  D Philadelphia. 

Maslin,  Edward  V do. 

Maslin,  Alexander do. 

Mcintosh,  Leonidas Georgia, 

Michler,  Nathaniel Easton,  Pa. 

Moore,  Michael  M New  York. 

Morrison,  James Philadelphia. 

Riter,  Michael  M do. 

Riter,  Frederick  G do. 

Roebuck,  John  Jarvis St.  Croix,  \V,  I. 

Seaman,  John Mobile,  Ala. 

Scull,  William Arkansas. 

Scull,  Benjamin do. 

Shoemaker,  Austin  D Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Tennent,  Charles Philadelphia. 

Tennent,  Sidney do, 

1837. 

Baldwin,  Jr.,  John Vera  Cruz,  Mexico. 

Blydenburgh,  William  L New  York. 

Brickman,  Jr.,  George Philadelphia. 

Capron,  Augustus  S Easton,  Pa. 

Chamberlin,  Richard Philadelphia. 

Crease,  Orlando Roxborough,  Phila.  co. 

Cruger,  Frederick  H Easton,  Pa. 

Davis,  Joseph  D ; Allentown,  Pa. 

Day,  George  W New  York. 

Dekay,  George  A do. 

Deringer,  Calhoun  M Philadelphia. 

Farlee,  John  R Flemington,  N.  J. 

Finlayson,  William Holmesburg,  Pa. 

Gunther,  Henry  Wm New  York. 

Henry,  Eugene  T. Stroudsburg,  Pa. 

Hyslop,  George  Paulding New  York. 

Hyslop,  Frederic  Knox do. 

Leimer,  Jr.,  Alexander Philadelphia. 

Lewis,  Richard  B Pottsville,  Pa. 

Mcintosh,  James  McQueen Georgia. 

Mcintosh,  John  Baillie do. 


26  NAZARETH  HALL. 

McNair,  James Oswego,  N.  Y. 

Philip,  Joseph  Dean Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Ponte,  Jean  Durant  da New  York. 

Schweinitz,  Bernard  de Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Scherr,  Philip  R Philadelphia. 

Smith,  Horace  W do. 

Snyder,  Mifflin  H Northampton  co..  Pa. 

Waterbury,  Julius  H Philadelphia. 

Winpenny,  Joseph Manayunk,  Pa. 

Woods,  William  H St.  Croix,  W.  I. 

1838. 

Bates,  Jr.,  John  M Greensboro',  Ala. 

Briggs,  Gilbert  C New  York. 

Brodrick,  Jr.,  James Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Brower,  Isaac  L New  York. 

Chapman,  Lebbeus,  Jr Schuylkill  Haven,  Pa. 

Eckstein,  William  A Philadelphia. 

Eckstein,  Charles  H do. 

Eckstein,  Horatio  G do. 

Lambert,  Emile Nazareth,  Pa. 

Marsh,  Charles Philadelphia. 

Marsh,  Thomas  T do. 

Michler,  Francis Easton,  Pa. 

McAlpin,  Thaddeus* Mobile,  Ala. 

Molony,  George  H Philadelphia. 

Moore,  William  H do. 

Perry,  William  F New  York. 

Stem,  James  M Bath,  Pa. 

Wilmer,  Jr.,  John Philadelphia. 

Winder,  Moses Attleboro',  Pa. 

Wolle,  James  H Litiz,  Pa. 

1839. 

Blake,  Harvey  B New  York. 

Bourne,  James  H do. 

Briggs,  George  H do, 

Carsten,  Philip Charleston,  S.  C. 

Dickson,  Charles  W Easton,  Pa. 

Dickson,  William  J do. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  27 

Edwards,  William New  York. 

Hall,  Robert  S Philadelphia. 

Hitz,  John Wurtsboro',  N.  C. 

Huebner,  Lewis  R. Graceham,  Md. 

Innes,  Edward. Easton,  Pa. 

Jones,  Elias  H Philadelphia. 

Keen,  Alfred do. 

Keen,  Clement do. 

Kluge,  Charles  E Nazareth,  Pa. 

Lawrence,  Jr.,  Alexander New  York. 

Mcintosh,  William  A Georgia. 

McKinley,  George Chester  ca.  Pa. 

Parke,  Horatio  S Philadelphia. 

Parke,  Cornelius. do. 

Philip,  William Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Pitcher,  Charles  H New  York. 

Richardson,  George  J.  B Wayne  co.,  Pa. 

Rights,  Constantine  L Salem,  N.  C. 

Tappen,  Charles  L, Staten  Island,  N.  Y, 

Ten  Eyck,  Richard New  York, 

Townsend,  Benjamin  B do. 

Wallace,  Samuel Philadelphia. 

1840. 

Armstrong,  William  H Newburg,  N.  Y, 

Barnet,  William Easton,  Pa. 

Beear,  Benjamin  B Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Cooper,  Thomas  L. Columbus,  Ga. 

De  Forest,  Othniel Pottsville,  Pa. 

De  Forest,  David do. 

Fisher,  Joseph  C New  York. 

Fitler,  Washington Philadelphia. 

Hunter,  David  H Allentown,  Pa. 

Lambert,  Theodore  A Hopedale,  Pa. 

McCawley,  Charles  G Philadelphia. 

McKeen,  Jr.,  Thomas  L Easton,  Pa. 

Pomp,  Charles do. 

Prior,  Volney New  York. 

Scott,  George Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Shouse,  Samuel  Opp Easton,  Pa. 


28  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Spackman,  John Philadelphia. 

Tennent,  Sidney do. 

Tennent,  Albert do. 

Thomas,  Samuel Catasauqua,  Pa, 

Van  Buren,  David  H Clarksville,  Ga. 

Van  Beuren,  George  F New  York. 

Van  Beuren,  Charles  E do. 

1841. 

Acord,  John  H Huntsville,  Ala. 

Beck,  James  N Litiz,  Pa. 

Bodine,  Jacob Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Brown,  John  M New  York. 

Disdier,  Frederic Havana,  Cuba. 

Eberman,  John  H ^ Hope,  Ind. 

Eisenbrey,  Edwin  T Philadelphia. 

Geisse,  George  F. do. 

Geisse,  Louis do. 

Goepp,  R.  Max Bethlehem,  Pa. ' 

Harrison,  Charles  T New  York. 

Hunter,  John  N.  N Allentown,  Pa. 

Jacobson,  William  A Salem,  N.  C. 

Klose,  Charles Barbadoes,  W.  I. 

Klose,  Martin* do. 

Parker,  Edmund Philadelphia. 

Parker,  William do. 

Parker,  Charles do. 

Prince,  Abraham Jamaica,  W.  I. 

Ritter,  Bradford Philadelphia. 

Scull,  Joseph Pine  Bluff,  Ark. 

Stockton,  James New  Orleans. 

Stockton,  George do. 

Stout,  Charles  M Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Thomas,  John Catasauqua.  Pa. 

Womrath,  George  K Philadelphia, 

Zane,  Charles Easton,  Pa. 

1842. 

Bachman,  Edwin  J Fairfield,  U.  C. 

Bigler,  John  F New  York. 

Birdsall,  John  F Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  29 

Boyd,  James  G.  S Lynchburg,  Va. 

Brickenstein,  Lawrence  C ^ Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Davis,  Benjamin  J.  B Philadelphia. 

Kluge,  John  P Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Koons,  Edward  A Philadelphia. 

Lapsley,  Edward do. 

Larcade,  Gustave Port-au-Prince,  Hayti. 

Phelps,  Joseph  F New  York. 

Ripka,  Robert  A Manayunk,  Pa. 

Ripka,  Andrew  A do. 

Ryan,  James Philadelphia. 

Shober,  Charles  E Salem,  N.  C. 

Troeger,  Henry  A Nazareth,  Pa. 

Trucks,  William Philadelphia. 

Winpenny,  John  M Manayunk,  Pa. 

Wolle,  Theodore  F Philadelphia. 

1843. 

Clauder,  Amos  C Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Clauder,  Charles  J do. 

Clewell,  Eugene  F Salem,  N.  C. 

Davis,  Samuel  T Philadelphia. 

Doyle,  Staughton  F do. 

Innes,  Joseph  M Easton,  Pa. 

Jacobson,  Edward  H Salem,  N.  C. 

Michler,  Clarence Easton,  Pa. 

Overington,  Thomas Frankford,  Pa. 

Thomas,  William Beaver  Meadow,  Pa. 

1844. 

Bachman,  Henry  T Westfield,  Mo. 

Biddle,  Henry  D New  York. 

Brickenstein,  Herman  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Davis,  Jr.,  Collin  K Philadelphia. 

Davis,  Alfred  B do. 

Dearie,  Jr.,  John do. 

Denniston,  James Lockport,  N.  Y. 

Eberman,  Edward  M Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Egbert,  Augustus Manayunk,  Pa. 

Hess,  John  J Philadelphia. 


30  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Hood,  Edmund  B New  York. 

Lilliendahl,  William  A do. 

Lockwood,  Philip  E do. 

Marston,  Edward  E Philadelphia. 

McKinley,  John  H New  York. 

Prince,  Isaac Jamaica,  W.  I. 

Reinke,  Clement  L Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Spackman,  Samuel  G Philadelphia. 

Sutton,  Stephen Luzerne  co.,  Pa. 

Townsend,  Samuel  T New  York. 

Troeger,  Jeremiah Nazareth,  Pa. 

1845. 

Balliet,  Louis  B Lehigh  co.,  Pa. 

Bewley,  John  B Philadelphia. 

Denniston,  Edward North  Providence,  R.  L 

Drinker,  Joseph  D Montrose,  Pa. 

Eldridge,  G.  Morgan Cecilton,  Md. 

Ingersoll,  George  K New  York. 

Kluge,  William  C* Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Kummer,  C.  Edward Litiz,  Pa. 

Lee,  Jr.,  Franklin Philadelphia. 

Maison,  William  A do. 

Mitchell,  Robert  W do. 

Perkin,  John  J do. 

Peters,  Charles  F do, 

Pinkney,  Charles New  York, 

Rex,  Jacob  L Montgomery  co..  Pa, 

Shober,  Francis  E Salem,  N.  C. 

Steinberger,  Charles  M Philadelphia, 

Widmayer,  George  A New  York. 

Wilson,  Henry  C Bethania,  N.  C, 

Womrath,  Andrew  K Philadelphia. 

Yaeger,  George  A Berks  co..  Pa. 

Zippel,  Edwin  T Barbadoes,  W.  L 

1846, 

Beard,  Oliver  T BrookljTi,  N,  Y. 

Brown,  Jacob  O Monroe  co.,  Pa. 

Chidsey,  George  W Easton,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  3 1 

Freitag,  Theodore  E Allentown,  Pa. 

Heilig,  Daniel  B Monroe  co.,  Pa. 

Henry,  Granville. Boulton,  Pa. 

Housel,  Edwin Easton,  Pa. 

Hutchinson,  Charles  H Philadelphia. 

Kluge,  Edward  T Salem,  N.  C. 

Reinke,  Samuel  F* Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Stevenson,  Richard  J New  York. 

Talmadge,  T.  Van  Pelt Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Thomae,  George  F New  York. 

Thomae,  Henry  K do. 

Vogler,  Lawrence New  Fairfield,  Canada. 

Wilson,  George New  York. 

Wolle,  Henry  H Litiz,  Pa. 

1847. 

Babcock,  Charles  W New  York. 

Bartram,  John Philadelphia. 

Bigler,  Henry  A New  York. 

Brittain,  Henry Bucks  co..  Pa. 

Chapman,  Robert New  York. 

Clarke,  Henry  T Easton,  Pa. 

Crawford,  William  H do. 

Crawford,  John. .' do. 

Crease,  Henry Roxborough,  Pa. 

Eldridge,  Edwin  J Cecil  co.,  Md. 

Gerber,  John Pottsville,  Pa. 

Gilbert,  John Jersey  City. 

Hart,  Walter  H New  York. 

Hart,  John  M Philadelphia. 

Huffnagle,  Allen Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Keiffer,  John Charleston,  S.  C. 

Knox,  J.  Charles Philadelphia. 

Lambert,  Lewis  D Nazareth,  Pa. 

Levan,  Albert Lehigh  co.,  Pa. 

Lewis,  Charles  M Philadelphia. 

Mecke,  George  A Minersville,  Pa. 

Mixsell,  Jacob  C Easton,  Pa. 

Napier,  Thomas  L Macon,  Ga. 

Napier,  Nathan  M do. 


32  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Oerter,  Albert  L Litiz,  Pa. 

Paine,  Clement  T Bradford  co.,  Pa. 

Plumb,  James New  York. 

Pretz,  Philip  S Allentown,  Pa. 

Schols,  Clayton Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Smeidle,  Charles  L Philadelphia. 

Spearing,  Edward  J New  Orleans. 

Steinle,  Frederick  E New  York. 

Stevenson,  James do. 

Taggart,  Joseph Tamaqua,  Pa. 

Trucks,  Jr.,  John Philadelphia. 

Tschudy,  Richard  R Litiz,  Pa. 

Turner,  Jr.,  John Luzerne  co.,  Pa. 

Vancourt,  Robert  A Philadelphia. 

Wohlgemuth,  Otto Allentown,  Pa. 

Womrath,  Frederic  K Philadelphia. 

Yaeger,  Robert  J Allentown,  Pa. 


I»48. 

Anderson,  Charles  J New  York. 

Barnum,  Freeman St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Beck,  Abraham  R Litiz,  Pa. 

Burke,  Joseph Easton,  Pa. 

Clauder,  Frederic  A Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Drinker,  Charles  J Montrose,  Pa. 

Elliott,  Edward  T Towanda,  Pa. 

Foster,  William  R. . .  - Philadelphia. 

Gaylord,  Asher Luzerne  co.,  Pa. 

Hawley,  Christopher  E Binghamton,  N.  Y. 

Huebner,  Obadiah  T Salem,  N.  C. 

Irion,  William  M New  Castle,  Tenn. 

Keyser,  Eyre Philadelphia. 

Keyser,  Peter  D do. 

Leibert,  Eugene  M Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Montayne,  George  D Towanda,  Pa. 

Oerter,  J.  Eugene Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Philips,  Louis New  Orleans. 

Philips,  James do. 

Thomas,  Jr.,  David Catasauqua,  Pa. 

Yaeger,  Samuel  T Berks  co.,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  33 

1849. 

Audenried,  Thomas Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

Audenried,  James  E do. 

Bachman,  Joseph  P Westfield,  Mo. 

Byrnes,  Thomas  H New  York. 

Davenport,  Abraham  M do. 

Finn,  Lorenzo Laguayra,  S.  A. 

Forste,  Charles do. 

Gillender,  William  C New  York. 

Haman,  James  B Salem,  N.  C. 

HoUenback,  John  M Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Huebner,  Samuel  A Salem,  N.  C. 

Huntzinger,  Henry  H '. .  Orwigsburg,  Pa. 

Kenton,  Henry  C Philadelphia. 

Mayo,  Archibald do. 

McClatchey,  Robert  J do. 

Pfohl,  Augustus  F Salem,  N.  C. 

Philip,  Benjamin  D New  York. 

Rahn,  Oscar Philadelphia. 

Rice,  Jr.,  Owen Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Siewers,  Clarence  E " Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Stauffer,  Isaac Monroe  co..  Pa. 

Taylor,  William  Ralph New  York. 

Taylor,  Horace  E do. 

Wainwright,  Charles  B Philadelphia. 

Walls,  Abbot Lewisburg,  Pa. 

1850. 

Cameron,  William Lewisburg,  Pa. 

Dubosq,  Robert Philadelphia. 

Fenner,  William  Henry Monroe  co..  Pa. 

Kent,  Francis  S Philadelphia. 

Spearing,  Robert New  Orleans. 

Titze,  Henry  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1851. 

Browning,  Newton Philadelphia. 

Bute,  Jr.,  Charles  L do. 

Cathrall,  Eugene do. 

Chamberlin,  Henry Nazareth,  Pa. 


34  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Chapman,  Richard  H Philadelphia. 

Cortelyou,  Eugene  A Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Cummins,  William* New  York. 

Cummins,  T.  Eugene do. 

Dorney,  Theodore  P Philadelphia. 

Fiechtner,  Frederic  J.  R do. 

Frueauff,  J.  Frederic Litiz,  Pa. 

Gratz,  Robert Philadelphia. 

Heilig,  Augustus Monroe  co.,  Pa. 

Hering,  Maximilian Philadelphia. 

Lichtenthaler,  Samuel Chicago,  111. 

Loyd,  William  Henry Philadelphia. 

Loyd,  Wilson do. 

Megarey,  Alexander Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Post,  Charles  William do. 

Schroeder,  A.  Drummond Red  Bank,  N.  J. 

Wenzel,  John  Philip Bavaria. 

1852. 

Basham,  John New  York. 

Basham,  Edmund do. 

Carey,  George  A Easton,  Pa. 

Clauder,  Henry  T Hope,  Ind. 

Davis,  Hamilton New  York. 

Georger,  Lewis  F do. 

Gosevisch,  Frederic Wilmington,  Del. 

Harris,  William  F Philadelphia. 

Harvey,  John  Cennick Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Heilig,  Theophilus Monroe  co..  Pa. 

Henry,  Dorwin  D Albany,  N.  Y. 

Henry,  Charles  V do. 

Jones,  Samuel  M Philadelphia. 

Jordan,  John  W do. 

Kessler,  Thomas  V do. 

Laughlin,  Robert do. 

Lilliendahl,  Francis  T New  York. 

Michler,  William  Henry  H Easton,  Pa. 

Mills,  John  B Pottsville,  Pa. 

Noble,  James Philadelphia. 

Persse,  Stratford New  York. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  35 

Persse,  William New  York. 

Shultz,  Charles  B Litiz,  Pa. 

Van  Duzer,  Daniel  T Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Waldman,  Thomas Philadelphia. 

Walker,  Joseph New  York. 

Walker,  John do. 

White,  Andrew  G Albany,  N.  Y. 

Widmayer,  William Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Widmayer,  Henry do. 

Williams,  George New  York. 

Woodward,  William  Henry Northampton,  Mass. 

Zorn,  J.  Theophilus Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1853. 

Bennett,  Horace  C Minersville,  Pa. 

Bigler,  William  H New  York. 

Cook,  James  Renwick Albany,  N.  Y. 

Culp,  Jacob Philadelphia. 

Decoursey,  Marcelin  L do. 

Eplee,  George  H do. 

Fiechtner,  William  D do. 

Graff,  Francis do. 

Grant,  Francis  H Derby,  Conn. 

Harper,  Andrew  D Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Henry,  Horace  H Albany,  N.  Y. 

Hilton,  Samuel  M Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Hoeber,  Edward  E Nazareth,  Pa. 

Homer,  Horace Philadelphia. 

Jackson,  Thomas  M do. 

Jordan,  William  H do. 

Jordan,  Jr.,  Francis do. 

Kern,  James  D Nazareth,  Pa. 

Latimer,  David  Teford Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Lewis,  Lionel  B Morristown,  N.  J. 

Lichtenthaler,  Edwin Chicago,  111. 

Longmire,  Edwin Philadelphia. 

Longmire,  Nathaniel  C do. 

Lyons,  George  W Louisiana. 

Marsden,  William Philadelphia. 

Nathans,  Camillus do. 

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36  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Nixon,  William  Henry Manayunk,  Pa. 

Nixon,  Theodore  A do. 

Oerter,  Edmund  A Bethabara,  N.  C. 

Powell,  Edmund  F Allentown,  Pa. 

Ricksecker,  Joseph  J Tobago,  W.  I 

Rondthaler,  Jr.,  Edward Nazareth,  Pa. 

Rosenbaum,  Charles  A New  York. 

Shields,  George  W Manayunk,  Pa. 

Shouse,  Edmund  A Easton,  Pa. 

Street,  William  Augustus New  York. 

Tilge,  Frederic  Augustus Philadelphia. 

Uhl,  Herman New  York. 

Walter,  Eugene Nazareth,  Pa. 

Watson,  George New  York. 

Watson,  William do. 

Willower,  Charles  F Philadelphia. 

Witmer,  John  A Cincinnati. 

Witmer,  Elam  W do. 


1854. 

Barrett,  Walter Clearfield,  Pa. 

Bergen,  Garret  P Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Bergen,  Van  Brunt  M do. 

Brogden,  F.  L New  Orleans. 

Buck,  William  F Philadelphia. 

Bute,  William  Edward do. 

Butler,  F.  A Shrewsbury,  N.  J. 

Crane,  F.  L Easton,  Pa. 

Cochran,  Walter  C New  York. 

Cutler,  Augustus  W Morristown,  N.  J. 

Cutter,  Le  Clerc New  York. 

Daily,  Henry  A Easton,  Pa. 

Drinkhouse,  Joseph  W Philadelphia, 

Drinkhouse,  Samuel do. 

Finnall,  Marion  S Washington,  D.  C. 

Gilsey,  Charles New  York. 

Gilsey,  Peter do. 

Grafton,  James  Ingersoll Boston,  Mass. 

Haman,  W.  H.  T Salem,  N.  C. 

Harlan,  Richard  P Wilmington,  Del. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  37 

Harris,  James  M.  R Massillon,  O. 

Hendrickson,  Charles Brooklj-n,  L.  I. 

Henry,  Benneville  M Reading,  Pa. 

Hilton,  John  W Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Horton,  Nathan  Waller Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Kenney,  Joseph  R Philadelphia. 

Klose,  Edwin  G St.  Kitts,  W,  I. 

Mcllroy,  Matthew Philadelphia. 

Moore,  William  A Richmond,  Mo. 

Moore,  Alexander  P do. 

Place,  Charles  A New  York. 

Purdy,  Lovell Staten  Island,  N.  Y, 

Purdy,  Charles do. 

Reed,  Thomas  H Pottsville,  Pa. 

Remick,  Albert Philadelphia. 

Richards,  Jr.,  Daniel New  York. 

Ridgway,  Jr.,  Joseph do. 

Rogers,  Molton  C New  Castle,  Del. 

Saltmarsh,  Orlando  T. San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Seidel,  Charles  W Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Shoemaker,  Frederic  M Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Tonnelle,  Peter New  York. 

Vail,  Jr.,  Stephen Morristown,  N.  J. 

Vail,  James  Cummins -  do. 

Van  Beuren,  Thomas  P Newburg,  N.  Y. 

Van  Beuren,  Edward Paterson,  N.  J. 

Weimer,  Lucian  E Reading,  Pa. 

Wilson,  Charles  J  • .  • Somerville,  N.  J. 

Wood,  John  F Philadelphia. 

Woodall,  F.  B New  Orleans. 

Yates,  G.  Clement San  Jose,  Cal. 

185s 

Anderson,  Carman  E Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Backer,  James  N Baltimore. 

Bigler,  D.  Eugene New  York. 

Bridge,  Benjamin New  Orleans. 

Brodrick,  Henry  T Rockport,  Pa. 

Coles,  Edwin New  York. 

Cox,  Fullerton Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


38  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Ellis,  Frank  H Philadelphia. 

Erben,  Charles New  York. 

Fasig,  Daniel  H Reading,  Pa. 

fisher,  Richard Philadelphia. 

Fisher,  Jacob  B New  York. 

Forman,  Lawrence  H Easton,  Pa. 

Fry,  ]\Iarcus Coopersburg,  Pa. 

Gebhard,  Julius Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Gilchrist,  Thomas  McCartney Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Gilchrist,  Harry  S do. 

Grosclaude,  L.  Augustus. .    Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Harper,  James  P Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Held,  Charles  E New  York. 

Jones,  John  R Montgomery  cc.  Pa. 

Kampman,  Albert Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Knecht,  John  N Shimersville,  Pa. 

Kutzmeyer,  Philip  H Jersey  City,  N.  J- 

Lorillard,  Blase Saugerties,  N.  Y. 

McCartney,  Washington Kittaning,  Pa. 

Michael,  James  H Perrymansville,  Md. 

McKenzie,  Richard Charleston,  S.  C. 

Moore,  John St.  John,  W.  I. 

Moore,  Harrison do. 

Moore,  Robert do. 

Morrell,  William  A New  York. 

Morrison,  John  E South  Orange,  N.  J. 

Mozer,  Herman  H Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Oehler,  Reuben Hopedale,  Pa. 

Paine,  Charles Troy,  Pa. 

Parker,  Edward Philadelphia. 

Place,  Newberry New  York. 

Regennas,  Edward  J Emmaus,  Pa. 

Remsen,  William  R New  York. 

Rogers,  Thomas  W New  Castle,  Del. 

Rondthaler,  J.  Albert York,  Pa. 

Ryerson,  Charles New  York. 

Seitzinger,  Franklin Reading,  Pa. 

Silliman,  Thomas  H Pottsville,  Pa. 

Silver,  Marcus Philadelphia. 

Simonson,  Cornelius  A New  York. 

Simonson,  Jeremiah  V do. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  39 

Staats,  Bernardus  E.,  Jr Norwalk,  Conn. 

Stearns,  William  W Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Uhl,  Edward New  York, 

Van  Beuren,  Thomas  P Newburg,  N.  Y. 

Whitehurst,  Clarence Key  West,  Fla. 

Youngs,  George New  York. 

Youngs,  Washington do. 

1856. 

Anderson,  Jansen  H Saugerties,  N.  Y. 

Benners,  Samuel  C Philadelphia. 

Berks,  Theodore  W Germantown,  Pa. 

Berks,  Samuel  H Philadelphia. 

Caldwell,  Samuel  W '. Camden,  N.  J. 

Corell,  Daniel Easton,  Pa. 

Close,  William  Henry New  York. 

Close,  Charles  Augustus do. 

Fream,  George  Lorillard do. 

Frueauff,  W.  Herman  T Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Georger,  C.  Emile New  York. 

Gunther,  Charles  B do. 

Henry,  Edward  T Bolton,  Pa.. 

Jacobson,  Henry  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Jarvis,  Jay New  York. 

Kampman,  Clarence Lancaster,  Pa. 

Knox,  Edward  M New  York. 

Landell,  Benjamin  F. Philadelphia. 

Manly,  Louis Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Moss,  Edgar  W Philadelphia. 

Moss,  Frank  V do. 

Morrell,  William  A New  York. 

Ostrom,  Charles Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Purdy,  Charles New  York. 

Raborg,  Frank St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Renshaw,  William  H Philadelphia. 

Robbins,  John  T do. 

Rohn,  Jacob  P Nazareth,  Pa. 

Schoelkopf,  Henry Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Sellers,  George Philadelphia. 

Sigel,  Charles,  Jr White's  Corner,  N.  Y. 

9« 


40  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Sigel,  Frederic White's  Corner,  N.  Y, 

Shoemaker,  Richard  M.,  Jr Philadelphia. 

Silver,  Marcus do. 

Sneckner,  William  H New  York. 

Stadiger,  John  F Friedensville,  Pa. 

Thomas,  Abraham  W Germantown,  Pa. 

Trautwine,  William Philadelphia. 

Tschudy,  Haydn  H Litiz,  Pa. 

Tyng,  Dudley Morristown,  N.  J. 

Valliant,  George  A Philadelphia. 

Van  Harlinger,  John Millstone,  N,  J. 

Walker,  Augustus  E Ottawa,  111. 

Weaver,  Thomas  M Philadelphia. 

Wetherill,  Samuel  Price Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Wetherill,  John  Price- do. 

Wood,  Irving  D Philadelphia. 

Williams,  Harding do. 

Wright,  Charles New  York. 

Yohe,  William  W Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Yohe,  George  A do. 

Youngs,  William New  York. 

1857. 

Bain,  Henry Philadelphia. 

Barret,  Frederic Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Beckler,  Henry  B Litiz,  Pa. 

Benade,  James  Arthur Reading,  Pa. 

Benade,  Patrick  Henry do. 

Berrien,  Theodore New  York. 

Berrien,  George do. 

Bininger,  Abraham  M do. 

Burnham,  James  M do. 

Burnham,  Thomas do. 

Caldwell,  James  R Camden,  N.  J. 

Colladay,  Samuel  R Philadelphia. 

Davis,  Chambers  C Nesquehoning,  Pa. 

Disbrow,  William  H New  York. 

Drinkhouse,  Albert Easton,  Pa. 

Flammer,  Edwin  F Nazareth,  Pa. 

Gunther,  Frederic  W New  York. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  41 

Gunther,  Christian  G New  York. 

Havemeyer,  William  A do. 

Hicks,  Elias do. 

Hindes,  Joseph  H Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Knauss,  Charles  E Nazareth,  Pa. 

Ladd,  William  W Woodbury,  N.  J. 

Le  Conte,  William Washington,  D.  C. 

Lichtenthaler,  Adolphus Jamaica,  W.  I. 

McCalla,  Bowman  H Camden,  N.  J. 

Moss,  Walter  L Philadelphia. 

Moss,  Jacob  A do. 

Palmer,  Henry  A New  Market,  N.  J. 

Pfefferle,  John  F. Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Pitt,  William  A Stamford,  Conn. 

Pitt,  Charles  B do. 

Purdy,  John  F San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Purdy,  Charles  T do. 

Remsen,  Phoenix. New  York. 

Richards,  Daniel  E Easton,  Pa. 

Ridgway,  Joseph,  Jr.' New  York. 

Ritter,  James  Morrison Philadelphia. 

Rohn,  Jacob  P Nazareth,  Pa. 

Rowland,  James  Day Philadelphia. 

Rowland,  Frank  Sheets do. 

Scheu,  Jacob Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Schneider,  Peter Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Sheets,  Henry Washington,  D.  C. 

Simonson,  George  L Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

Stickle,  D.  Edgar Rockaway,  N.  Y. 

Streater,  Charles Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Thompson,  William Philadelphia. 

Tilge,  George  Edward do. 

Warmkessel,  Theobald New  York. 

Yates,  Rudolph  B Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

1858. 

Allaire,  Frederic New  York. 

Bahnson,  Henry  T Salem,  N.  C. 

Bishop,  Charles  D Springplace,  Ind.  Ter; 

Blickensderfer,  Ulric Hospitality,  Erie  co.,Pa. 


42  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Bryan,  Augustus  W New  York. 

Clark,  Thomas  L do. 

Clark,  Henry  F do. 

Conrad,  William  Augustus Huntsville,  N.  C. 

Dreher,  Henry  E New  York. 

Duer,  William  A Morristown,  N.  J. 

Grote,  August  H Fordham,  N.  Y. 

Gunther,  Frederic  W^ New  York. 

Hagen,  John  C York,  Pa. 

Heiser,  Godfrey  C Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Held,  Robert  L New  York. 

Hibbler,  George  H Newark,  N.  J. 

Illig,  M.  Charles W' illiamsburg,  L.  I. 

Jones,  Abraham  G Bethania,  N.  C. 

Jones,  James  J.  B do, 

Jordan,  Ewing Philadelphia. 

Kuntz,  Joseph New  York. 

Lafourcade,  P.  M Philadelphia. 

Lash,  Flavins  H Bethania,  N.  C. 

Lee,  George  F Philadelphia, 

Lennert,  Edward  F Nazareth,  Pa. 

Lewis,  George  C Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Loutey,  Joseph  A Philadelphia. 

Mack,  Ephraim  H Canaan,  Indian  Ter. 

Mayer,  Norman  J New  York. 

Mayer,  Ferdinand  C do. 

Meurer,  William  A .' Philadelphia. 

Mimmes,  Frank  W Cincinnati. 

Munro,  Nathan  C Macon,  Ga. 

Newton,  Alfred  W Philadelphia. 

Sargent,  Thomas  B Baltimore. 

Scheu,  William  D Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Senseman,  John  H New  York. 

Siewers,  Nathanial  S Salem,  N.  C. 

Shuttmeister,  Victor  R San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Smylie,  Matthew  C Easton,  Pa. 

Snyder,  Peter do. 

Stone,  Louis  V.  P New  York. 

Stanton,  Edward  T do, 

Steiner,  John  L Philadelphia. 

Stiles,  William,  Jr do. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  43 

Tilge,  Louis  T Philadelphia. 

Van  Reed,  Joshua Sinking  Spring,  Pa. 

Vastine,  Benjamin  P Pottsville,  Pa, 

Vetterlein,  Herman  G Philadelphia. 


1859. 

Albert,  Joseph  Taylor Baltimore. 

Albert,  Jacob do. 

Barnes,  Edward New  York. 

Barnes,  Albert do. 

Bast,  George Schuylkill  Haven,  Pa. 

Birkle,  George Stapleton,  Staten  Island. 

Blickensderfer,  James  C Erie  co.,  Pa. 

Clarke,  George  L. New  York. 

Cooke,  Robert  Fulton Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Deal,  Elias Philadelphia. 

Deal,  Benjamin  C do. 

Dusenberry,  Edwin New  York. 

Engel,  Theodor  C Philadelphia. 

Guiterman,  Marcus  H Port  Carbon,  Pa. 

Hagen,  F.  Benjamin York,  Pa. 

Hess,  Robert  J Easton,  Pa. 

Hilman,  William  H New  York. 

'Hooley, John Philadelphia. 

Hornblower,  Arthur  E Newark,  N.  J. 

Howell,  Edward  D New  York. 

Hyatt,  George  E.  L. do. 

Johnson,  Lewis  Cass Philadelphia. 

Johnston,  Thomas  A Madison,  N.  J. 

Kampman,  Joseph Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Kase,  Charles  M Newark,  N.  J. 

Landenberger,  Jr.,  Martin. Philadelphia. 

Landenberger,  Charles  H do. 

Lemon,  James  H do. 

Longmire,  Joseph  W do. 

Mayer,  Bruno  F New  York. 

Mcllvain,  R.  Emmet Philadelphia. 

Nathans,  Cornelius  C do. 

Nottingham,  Leonard  B Macon,  Geo. 

Paine,  Edward  J Troy,  Pa. 


44  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Parkinson,  T.  McKean Philadelphia. 

Pollitz,  Herman  W New  York. 

Rank,  David  F Jonestown,  Pa. 

Reichel,  Edward  B Nazareth,  Pa. 

Ricksecker,  Henry  C Washington  co.,  N.  Y. 

Rights,  Theodore  M Friedberg,  N.  C. 

Schnitzel,  Anthon Philadelphia. 

Siewers,  Jacob  D Bethania,  N.  C. 

Smith,  Benjamin  P Memphis,  Tenn. 

Vetterlein,  Juhus Philadelphia. 

Vetterlein,  Ferdinand  T do. 

Vetterlein,  \Yillie  B do. 

Vogler,  William  H Salem,  N.  C. 

Waters,  George  F Baltimore. 

Whyte,  Elias  W.  E : . . . .  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

W^hitney,  Benjamin  P Port  Carbon,  Pa. 

Winslow,  Stephen  N. Philadelphia. 

Wilkes,  William  H.  H.  C Wheeling,  Miss. 

WoUe,  Herbert  W Nazareth,  Pa. 

Zollner,  Charles New  Y'ork. 

Zollner,  Eugene do. 

i860. 

Bayley,  John  Thomas Norristown,  Pa. 

Beitel,  John  F Nazareth,  Pa. 

Bininger,  Abraham  M New  York. 

Boyd,  Theron do. 

Brintzinghoffer,  Theodore  C Newark,  N.  J. 

Capers,  William  W New  York. 

Cozzens,  William  B. West  Point,  N.  Y. 

Coulter,  William  A New  York. 

Deal,  John  F Philadelphia. 

Ebbinghousen,  George  H New  York. 

Garner,  George Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Goundie,  William  Tell Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Groetzinger,  Charles Easton,  Pa. 

Haight,  Edward  G New  York. 

Haight,  Ogden do. 

Harper,  Fletcher  U do. 

Harper,  Joseph  H do. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  45 

Hepburn,  Charles  W Philadelphia. 

Hepburn,  Martin do. 

Jewett,  Jr.,  Pliny  A New  Haven,  Conn. 

Jordan,  Gilbert Philadelphia. 

Landenberger,  John. do. 

Larch,  Daniel  D Pottsville,  Pa. 

Miner,  Charles '.  Reading. 

Neal,  Harry Philadelphia. 

Nenzel,  Frederic  W do. 

O'Hara,  Samuel  J New  York. 

Pfohl,  Charles  B Salem,  N.  C. 

Rhine,  Benjamin Philadelphia. 

Richards,  James  D Augusta,  Ga. 

Richardson,  George  W Philadelphia. 

Rowland,  Thaddeus do. 

Setley,  Harry Camden,  N.  J. 

Stone,  Adolphus  P Nevada,  Cal. 

Stone,  William do. 

Stow,  James  S Eufaula,  Ala. 

Tucker,  Henry  W Philadelphia. 

Walter,  Alfred New  York. 

White,  David  P Norristown,  Pa. 

1861. 

Brautigam,  T.  Augustus Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Clyde,  John  J Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Coggeshall,  Elwood New  York. 

Elliott,  William  S Milton  Hill,  Mass. 

Evans,  Frank  B Philadelphia. 

Fiechtner,  Lewis  C do. 

Grote,  Frederic  J New  York. 

Gtmther,  William  H do. 

Gunther,  John  Jacob do. 

Hagen,  Samuel  E Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Hamilton,  Howard Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Hamilton,  Hugh do. 

Holzerman,  John  H Baltimore. 

Holzerman,  Charles  F do. 

Kennedy,  Theodore  Frelinghuysen Bloomsbury,  N.  J. 

Kenner,  Frederic  B New  Orleans. 


46  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Lawall,  Harry  C Easton,  Pa. 

Love,  Samuel  H Hagerstown,  Md. 

Meredith,  Samuel  R Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Miller,  George  M Reading,  Pa. 

Mushier,  Jacob  S Jonestown,  Pa. 

Pollitz,  J.  Rudolph Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Prince,  James  G do. 

Rowland,  William  Day Philadelphia. 

Rowland,  Joseph  S do. 

Ballade,  Israel  B Reading,  Pa. 

Sallade,  Christian  A do. 

Skirving,  Edwin  H Washington,  D.  C. 

Sullivan,  Charles  A Butler,  Pa. 

Sullivan,  Moses do. 

Thorbecke,  Edward Philadelphia. 

Thorbecke,  Herman do. 

Vogler,  Anson  S New  Fairfield,  C.  W. 

Watson,  Nicholas  W Harlem,  N.  Y. 

Welsh,  Henry  J New  York. 

1862. 

Allaire,  Joseph  B Green  Point,  L,  I, 

Arnold,  Alfred New  York. 

Balliet,  Edward  H Allentown,  Pa. 

Bishop,  Edwin  P Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Bleck,  Charles  H Carial  Dover,  Ohio. 

Breder,  Hugo New  York. 

Coyne,  George  T Richmond,  Staten  Isl. 

Coutin,  Henri Baracoa,  Cuba. 

Dearie,  William  A Philadelphia. 

Deringer,  Henry do. 

Fassitt,  Edward  F do. 

Fontane,  Joseph  A.  C Key  West,  Fla. 

Grote,  William  H New  York. 

Hartman,  Thomas  T Philadelphia. 

Howell,  Charles  T do, 

Hull,  Thomas  H,  B San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Justice,  Howard  R Philadelphia. 

Knight,  George  R Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Landenberger,  George  W Philadelphia. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  47 

Lockwood,  J.  Delos Plymouth,  Ind. 

Mack,  John  A Indian  Territory. 

Marsh,  Charles  C Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Meyers,  Lawrence  P Easton,  Pa. 

Oehler,  Clement  T Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Oehler,  Albert  E do. 

Ogden,  Harvey  S New  York. 

Ridgway,  Edward South  Amboy,  N.  J. 

Ridgway,  Charles do. 

Russell,  Charles  S Philadelphia. 

Senseman,  Wilson do. 

Staats,  William  CM Norwalk,  Conn. 

Stuart,  William  C Roslyn,  L.  T. 

Stuart,  Robert Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Trumbower,  John Hokendauqua,  Pa. 

1863. 

Allaire,  Henry  Clay Green  Point,  L.  I. 

Anathan,  Nathan Philadelphia. 

Bardsley,  George  H do. 

Berg,  Alfred  M do. 

Bley,  Alphonso  A.  W do. 

Bucher,  Silas  W Massillon,  O. 

Collins,  Richard New  York. 

Conkle,  Harry  C Philadelphia. 

Conrades,  Henry New  York. 

Coston,  William  F do. 

Dade,  Morris Mobile,  Ala. 

Denmead,  William  C Baltimore. 

Eliason,  John  F Middletown,  DeL 

Ellwanger,  Emanuel Philadelphia. 

Georger,  Eugene  A Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Georger,  Charles  F do. 

Hamilton,  William  J Philadelphia. 

Hardy,  Harold  J.  W Norfolk,  Va. 

Hark,  J.  Maximilian Nazareth,  Pa. 

Hartman,  George  V New  York. 

Hess,  Harlan  P Easton,  Pa. 

Hoguet,  Albert Bristol,  Pa. 

Hoguet,  William do, 

10 


48  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Hope,  James  W Clinton,  N.  J. 

Hurxthal,  Charles  B Massillon,  Ohio. 

Johnson,  Lewis  C Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Kern,  Joseph  C Philadelphia. 

Kern,  William  P '       do. 

Kipling,  Francis  J New  York. 

Kountz,  Albert  J Pittsburg. 

Kunkle,  John  J Frederic,  Md. 

Kurtzman,  Charles  F Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Lawrence,  Edward  H Philadelphia. 

Lawrence,  William  T Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Lee,  Henry  A Philadelphia. 

Lefevre,  Charles  H do. 

Lehmaier,  Marcus  B New  York. 

Lerch,  WiUiam  J Reading,  Pa. 

Linn,  James Bellefonte,  Pa. 

Luckenbach,  Jacob  W . Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Mackey,  Philip  B Milford,  N.  J. 

Mars,  Walter  W Pottsville,  Pa. 

McKenzie,  Alexander Stamford,  Conn. 

Miksch,  Lewis •. Nazareth,  Pa. 

Miksch,  J.  Jacob Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Motz,  Henry  A Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Nixon,  William  R Springfield,  Ohio. 

Phillips,  Frank  C Philadelphia. 

Phillips,  Charles  D do. 

Poole,  George Baltimore. 

Price,  Richard  L Middletown,  Del. 

Rader,  Robert  P Easton,  Pa. 

Ridgway,  James  W Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Ridgway,  James  V South  Amboy,  N.  J. 

Riegel,  Thomas  M Easton,  Pa. 

Ritter,  Oliver  H Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Ross,  John Indian  Territory. 

Ross,  William  D Leavenworth  City,  Kan. 

Russell,  Charles  W' r Massillon,  Ohio. 

Schimpf,  Charles  H Allentown,  Pa. 

Scobie,  Douglas  D New  York. 

Skirving,  John  J Washington,  D.  C. 

Skirving,  Samuel  M do. 

Stapler,  H.  Bascom Indian  Territory. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  4^ 

Steever,  Ambrose  W.  T Washington,  D.  C. 

Thomas,  William  M Belvidere,  N.  J. 

Turner,  Robert  McC Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Underhill,  J.  Albert. Boston. 

Vogler,  Charles  F.* New  Fairfield,  C.  W. 

Vorhees,  Thomas Trenton,  N.  J. 

Walden,  Duncan Philadelphia. 

Walker,  John  C ; La  Porte,  Ind. 

Warman,  Thomas  E Westfield,  N.  J. 

Warthman,  Edgar  B Philadelphia. 

Weiler,  Peter  R. Belville,  N.  J. 

Wetjen,  G.  Henry New  York. 

Wetjen,  John do. 

White,  John Belvidere,  N.J. 

Wilson,  James  W Easton,  Pa. 

WoUe,  Robert  H Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Wolle,  Francis  L do. 

Wolle,  Clarence  A do. 

Wolle,  Charles  E Litiz,  Pa. 

Wolle,  Robert  N do. 

Yohe,  Samuel  S Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1864. 

Ackerman,  Walter  H New  York. 

Bachman,  Charles  C Hope,  Ind. 

Bell,  Edmund  C Alexandria,  Va. 

Berens,  Joseph Philadelphia. 

Bishop,  James  N Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Brown,  George  S.  A Philadelphia. 

Brown,  Joseph  U Easton,  Pa. 

Brown,  William  Frank Massillon,  O. 

Brown,  Huntington do. 

Brown,  John  H Philadelphia. 

Burr,  Henry  Clay do. 

Bussey,  Robert  H York  co..  Pa. 

Cameron,  William  T New  York. 

Chapman,  William Chapmansville,  Pa. 

Carlisle,  William  D Clarkesburg,  West  Va. 

Connor,  Andrew  G Philadelphia. 

Cornell,  John  J Fordham,  N.  Y. 


50  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Davis,  George  H Nesquehoning,  Px 

Denman,  Isaac  R Newark,  N.  J. 

Denman,  George  H do. 

Dimond,  Cornelius  R Washington,  D.  C. 

Duncan,  David  B Philadelphia. 

Earl,  John  Ogden New  York. 

Early,  Silas  L Palmyra,  Pa. 

Edwards,  Joseph  W Philadelphia. 

Eisendrath,  Bernhard  W Chicago. 

Eisendrath,  William do. 

Emanuel,  Solomon Easton,  Md. 

Erben,  Louis  D Philadelphia. 

Erben,  Walter do. 

Ervin,  Spencer do. 

Evans,  John  F.  R Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Fassitt,  Thomas Philadelphia. 

Ford,  Edward  E Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Freck,  Harry  Clay Ashland,  Pa. 

Freck,  Charles  G do. 

Fulford,  Charles  J Jamaica,  W.  I. 

Fulford,  George  D do. 

Greig,  Evelyn  N New  York. 

Grobe,  William  C Philadelphia. 

Groot,  William  C Washington,  D.  C. 

Harrison,  James  C Philadelphia. 

Hartman,  George  V New  York. 

Henninger,  Frederic  J Reading,  Pa. 

Hincken,  John  L Philadelphia. 

Hincken,  William  W do. 

Hook,  Richard  W New  York. 

Hopping,  A.  Howard do. 

Hurxthal,  Frederic  L Massillon,  O. 

Jaeger,  William  R Baltimore. 

Keliey,  A.  Frank Massillon,  O. 

Kiel,  Arthur Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Kinike,  Albert Philadelphia. 

Klinefelter,  William  L York  co..  Pa. 

Knapp,  George  A New  York. 

Lytle,  William  F New  Orleans. 

Lytle,  Randell  H do. 

Mitchell,  John  J Alton,  111. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  51 

Naudain,  Richard  L Alexandria,  Va. 

Peale,  Louis  Titian Washington,  D.  C. 

Read,  Oscar Newark,  N.  J. 

Regennas,  Eugene  J Schceneck,  Pa. 

Rhodes,  John  D Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Ross,  Lewis  A Fort  Gibson,  Ind.  Ter. 

Ross,  Henry  C do.  do. 

Ross,  Edgar  P do.  do. 

Ross,  Gilbert  R do.  do. 

Saul,  Mowbray New  York. 

Seitz,  Frederic Easton,  Pa. 

Schneider,  Edward  G Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Schneider,  Otto  N do. 

Siebenman,  Henry  A do. 

Smith,  Elwood Philadelphia. 

Smith,  Stephen do. 

Snyder,  Harry do. 

Spivey,  J.  Hugh Savannah,  Ga. 

Steiner,  Gabriel  C Philadelphia. 

Stuyvesant,  J.  Reade Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Thompson,  Albert  F Philadelphia. 

Ward,  Darius  E Indian  Territory. 

Waterman,  James  F New  Market,  N.  J. 

Whitaker,  Robert Philadelphia. 

Wood,  Harry New  York. 

1865. 

Atlee,  John  Y Washington,  D.  C. 

Ayres,  Donald Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Barron,  William  H New  York. 

Berrian,  Henry  M Fordham,  N.  Y. 

Birchall,  John  N.  B Philadelphia. 

Bley,  John  M do. 

Browne,  A.  William do. 

Butz,  Daniel  W Easton,  Pa. 

Carter,  Walter  H Philadelphia. 

Casper,  E.  Davis Salem,  N.  J. 

Clarke,  William Newark,  N.  J. 

Conley,  William  C Philadelphia. 

Cremer,  Frank  R do. 

u 


52  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Day,  Edwin  C Peru,  111. 

Dearie,  Harry  C Philadelphia. 

Forman,  John  E Milford,  N.  J. 

Foster,  Joseph  L Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Gower,  Charles  H Iowa  City,  la. 

Hincken,  George  A Philadelphia. 

Hoffeditz,  John  C Reading,  Pa. 

Jaeger,  George  A Berks  co.,  Pa. 

Kegler,  Frederic  T Charleston,  S.  C. 

Kegler,  Louis  P do. 

Knipe,  William  B Harrisburg,  Pa. 

Leisenring,  Harry  S Philadelphia. 

Leisenring,  Charles  R do. 

Mack,  Edwin  J Greene  co.,  Mo. 

Manus,  Carroll  J Baltimore. 

Martin,  Luther Philadelphia. 

McLean,  James  L Carbon  co..  Pa. 

Miller,  Edwin  W Easton,  Pa. 

Miller,  Charles Hutchinson,  Mo. 

Munger,  Harry  B Augusta,  Ga. 

Myers,  Frank  E Canton,  O. 

Oehler,  Calvin Coveville,  Pa. 

Packer,  Asa  A Nesquehoning,  Pa. 

Powers,  Frank  M New  York. 

Penoyer,  Alonzo  B Massillon,  Ohio, 

Phillips,  Charles  B Alleghany  City,  -Pa. 

Polhamus,  Charles  E.  V Santa  Cruz  del  Sur,Cuba 

Putney,  Daniel  R Washington,  D.  C. 

Rose,  John Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Saclon,  George  D Canton,  O. 

Schantz,  Tilghman  D Lehigh  co..  Pa. 

Schlabeck,  Adam Philadelphia. 

Schneider,  Alexander Hoboken,  N.  J. 

Schweinitz,  Lewis  de Salem,  N.  C. 

Sholder,  Louis  H Navarre,  C). 

Skirving,  William Philadelphia. 

Smith,  William  C do. 

Smith,  Henry  F do. 

Smith,  Charles  S do. 

•Stiver,  Ellwood. , do. 

Strowbridge,  Timothy  R New  York. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  53 

Suppes,  Charles  H Johnstown,  Pa. 

Terry,  Frederic  W Bradford  co..  Pa. 

Thomas,  Oscar Belvidere,  N.  J. 

Van  Brunt,  Willett  C New  York. 

Wessels,  Henry  E do. 

Wiegner,  Adam Nazareth,  Pa. 

Ziegler,  E.  Howard Philadelphia. 

Ziegler,  Harry  N do. 

1866. 

Altemus,  Joseph  T Philadelphia. 

Baxter,  Henry  S do. 

Benjamin,  Walter  R Castleton,  N.  J. 

Benjamin,  Charles  M do. 

Bishop,  Julius Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Boorum,  Cornelius Milford,  N.  J. 

Boorum,  Pierre  Irving do. 

Clark,  Charles  F. Newburg,  N.  V. 

Coles,  Willett  H Yonkers,  N.  \. 

Cooper,  Eugene  T Philadelphia. 

Coulter,  William  A New  York. 

Davis,  Frank Philadelphia. 

Dech,  Milton  A Hecktown,  Pa. 

Ducker,  William  M Brooklyn,  N.  V. 

Ely,  Anthony  M Lebanon,  Pa. 

Epping,  Henry Columbus,  Ga. 

Forman,  Lewis Milford,  N.  J. 

Fulford,  John  N Jamaica,  W.  L 

Glover,  David Pottsville,  Pa. 

Glover,  Richard do. 

Harland,  Charles  D Philadelphia. 

Heath,  John  S Easton,  Pa. 

Heintzelman,  Paul  B Philadelphia. 

Hemming,  Robert Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Hemmingway,  Frank Easton,  Pa. 

Huart,  James  Edgar Washington,  D.  C. 

Hillman,  Shimer  D Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Hill,  Robert  Henry  A Philadelphia. 

Himes,  William  A New  O-xford,  Pa. 

Hough,  Edward  B Philadelphia. 


54  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Jordan,  Pierre New  York. 

Jordan,  Frank  S do. 

Klein,  Charles do. 

Kolb,  William  W Easton,  Pa. 

Lord,  John Philadelphia. 

Martin,  Otto  F Nazareth,  Pa. 

Mattisun,  James  C Washington,  N.  J. 

McXair,  Albert Oswego,  N.  Y. 

Milledoler,  William  S New  York. 

Nelson,  Edward Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Pinkney,  E Weston,  West  Va. 

Pinkney,  Arthur do. 

Reed,  John  F Lancaster,  Pa. 

Regennas,  Walter  S Schceneck,  Pa. 

Richmond,  Harry New  York. 

Roepper,  Francis  A Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Schmeck,  W.  W 

Seaman,  William  B Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Sherer,  William  Wirt Easton,  Pa. 

Shotwell,  S.  Frank New  York. 

Shouse,  Charles  J Philadelphia. 

Sloat,  Henry  C Milford,  N.  J. 

Slocum,  Edward  C Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Smith,  Charles  H Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Smith,  Milton New  York. 

Snyder,  Frederic  Antes Williamsport,  Pa. 

Spangler,  Charles  S Philadelphia. 

Stotz,  John  T Wind  Gap,  Pa. 

Strader,  Robert  S Washington,  N.  J. 

Temple,  J.  Clayton Philadelphia. 

Thompson,  Major New  York. 

Tracy,  Charles  B Crumpton,  ISId. 

Wiley,  Ale.vander New  York. 

Youngs,  Charles do. 

Youngs,  Edmund do. 

Zippel,  Gustavus  E do. 

1S67. 

Aischman,  Joseph Philadelphia. 

Armstrong,  Frederic  W Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Arrison,  Matthew Philadelphia. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  55 

Bachschmidt,  Ernest  C Nazareth,  Pa. 

Brock,  Paul Philadelphia. 

Browne,  J.  Andrew Canada  West. 

Bruner,  Daniel  D Columbia,  Pa. 

Campbell,  George  B Philadelphia. 

Carmichael,  John  J do. 

Chapman,  Nelson Chapmansville,  Pa. 

Coulter,  William  T Philadelphia. 

Cremer,  James do. 

Cumiskey,  Daniel  M New  York. 

Dalrymple,  William  R do. 

Day,  D.  Mortimer do. 

Demarest,  Abraham do. 

Doll,  Edwin  P Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Egbert,  William  H do. 

Eilshemins,  Gustavus Belleville,  N.  J. 

Eilshemins,  Emil do. 

Engel,  Frederic Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Gibbs,  Willie  St.  Clair Hyde  Park,  Pa. 

Graham,  James  F Newburg,  N.  Y. 

Greider,  Allen  L Graceham,  Md. 

Greider,  Edwin do. 

Groff,  William  H Upper  Sandusky,  O, 

Grosholz,  William  H Philadelphia. 

Harper,  Frederic  P.  P New  York. 

Hess,  B.  Lintner Lancaster,  Pa. 

Hillman,  Andrew Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Holland,  Daniel Hope,  Ind. 

Illig,  Christian Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Kern,  Walter  R Philadelphia. 

Lawson,  David  T New  York. 

Leman,  Henry  E Lancaster,  Pa. 

Lichtenthaler,  Octavius  A Jamaica,  W.  I. 

Mayher,  Jr.,  John New  York. 

Miller,  J.  Edgar Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Munro,  David Girardville,  Pa. 

Nathans,  Harry  J Philadelphia. 

Nickles,  T.  Henry do. 

Ogden,  Middleton do. 

Outerbridge,  Franklin Bermuda,  W.  I. 

Palmer,  Stephen  S. . . , Newmarket,  N.  J. 


56  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Palmer,  Edward  T Newmarket,  N.  J. 

Peek,  Frank  S New  York. 

Perot,  Jr.,  PVancis Philadelphia. 

Pharo,  Charles  J Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Piatt,  William  E Augusta,  Ga. 

Potter,  Samuel  B New  York. 

Reichel,  Charles  F. Nazareth,  Pa. 

Remy,  Curtis  H Hope,  Ind. 

Reynolds,  George  B Plymouth,  Pa. 

Reynolds,  Harry  D Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Ricksecker,  Charles  Alfred Camden  Valley,  N. 

Robinson,  Franklin  P Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Rockwell,  James  W New  York. 

Schneider,  Lawrence Schceneck,  Pa. 

Smith,  Harry  D Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Stark,  James  W Plainsville,  Pa. 

Todd,  Richard Philadelphia. 

Turner,  William  G Nazareth,  Pa. 

Warner,  Edward  E Philadelphia. 

Wiegner,  Josephus Nazareth,  Pa. 

Weinland,  George  D Hope,  Ind. 

Wills,  Joseph Irvington,  N.  J. 

Woodman,  Edward Jacksonville,  Pa. 

1 868. 

Ayer,  James  J New  York. 

Baeder,  William  A Jenkintown,  Pa. 

Baeder,  Harry do. 

Benson,  William  H Colebrook,  Pa. 

Bishop,  Rufus  N Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Bohde,  Charles  H New  York. 

Braman,  Walter  F Philadelphia. 

Buess,  Rudolph New  York. 

Buess,  William do. 

Carey,  William  R Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Conway,  Henry Philadelphia. 

Crohen,  Theodore Brooklyn,  L.  I. 

Egbert,  Clay Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Elliott,  Joseph  W Dover,  N.  J. 

Frey,  Aaron  L Lancaster,  Pa. 

Frick,  Gerhard Bethlehem,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  57 

Friedel,  T.  Augustus New  York. 

Garrettson,  Frederic  P do. 

Gould,  William  E Chatham,  N.  J. 

Grice,  Francis Philadelphia. 

Grice,  Charles  P. do. 

Griffin,  Samuel  T Haddonfield,  N.  J. 

Grundy,  George  C Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Hahn,  Alfred  H Clearfield,  Pa. 

Hark,  Otto  B Nazareth,  Pa. 

Harriott,  Randolph Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Himes,  Harry  O New  Oxford,  Pa. 

Huszagh,  Rudolf. Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Iverson,  John  H Fort  Howard,  Wis. 

Jones,  David  D Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Jones,  Victor  S Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Kershaw,  William  A Norristown,  Pa. 

Kretschmar,  Horatio  C Flushing,  L.  I. 

Loefiler,  Herman  W Massillon,  Ohio. 

Loovis,  Joseph  M New  York. 

McCay,  Leroy  W Eufaula,  Ala. 

McClellan,  Alfred  C Philadelphia. 

McCormack,  George New  York. 

Miller,  Charles  F Cleveland,  Ohio. 

Moore,  Andrew  R Philadelphia. 

Napheggi,  Rodolfo  A New  Brighton,  L.  I. 

Napheggi,  Alberto do. 

Naylor,  F.  Harry Philadelphia. 

Naylor,  Frank Tiffin,  Ohio. 

Niemann,  Francis  S Philadelphia. 

Parkhurst,  Joseph York,  Pa. 

Pounden,  Francis  J New  York. 

Rader,  Max.  W do. 

Romig,  Alvin  F St.  Johns,  W.  I. 

Rosenheim,  Otto St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Take,  Christian Easton,  Pa. 

Throop,  George  S Scranton,  Pa. 

Todd,  Deringer Philadelphia. 

Tucker,  Charles  A New  York. 

White,  Alfred  A do. 

Willis,  Allieton  C Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Wilson,  Daniel  T do. 


THELOGICAL  SEMINARY. 


HISTORICAL  SKETCH 

OF  THE 

MORAVIAN  THEOLOGICAL   SEMINARY 

OF  THE 

AMERICAN  PROVINCE, 

Founded  October  3,  1807,  at  Nazareth,  Pennsylvania. 

While  the  Moravian  Church  has  never  despised  the 
services  of  illiterate  men  of  God,  having  found  among 
these  most  efficient  instruments  in  her  aggressive  move- 
ments against  the  strongholds  of  Satan  in  heathendom, 
she  has  always  recognized  the  importance  of  an  educated 
ministry. 

Its  ranks  were  supplied  at  an  early  day  by  accessions 
of  men  from  other  evangelical  denominations,  who  had 
been  prepared  for  the  Church  in  the  seats  of  theological 
learning  of  Protestant  Germany.  First  among  these  were 
the  Universities  of  Tubingen  and  Jena.  From  both,  and 
especially  from  the  latter,  came  forth  able  champions 
and  architects  of  the  Renewed  Church  of  the  Brethren, 
both  in  this  country  and  abroad.  Spangenberg  and 
Boehler  were  of  this  number ;  and  we  mention  them  be- 
cause their  names  are  identified  with  the  first  attempt  of 
the  Moravians  to  colonize  in  North  America,  and  with 
their  establishment  as  an  ecclesiastical  body  in  the  British 
provinces  of  the  New  World. 


4  NAZARETH  HALL. 

The  first  divinity  school  opened  by  the  Moravians  on 
the  Continent  was  in  a  district  of  Western  Germany, 
called  the  Wetterau,  which,  between  i737  and  1749 
(during  Count  Zinzendorf's  banishment  from  Saxony), 
was  the  seat  of  the  little  Church  of  which  he  was  the 
guardian  and  directing  spirit.  Here  it  was  located  suc- 
cessively at  Herrnhaag,  Lindheim  and  Marienborn. 
Bishop  John  Frederic  Cammerhoff,  Spangenberg's  assist- 
ant at  Bethlehem  between  1747  and  1751  (until  his  death 
in  April  of  the  last-mentioned  year),  completed  his  theo- 
logical studies  at  the  school  while  at  Herrnhaag, 

In  May  of  1754  the  Theological  Seminary  of  the 
Brethren's  Church,  which  (together  with  its  sister  Insti- 
tute founded  at  Nazareth  in  1807)  now  for  upward  of  a 
century  has  supplied  her  pulpits  with  an  educated  minis- 
try, was  opened  in  the  village  of  Barby,  in  Saxony. 
Bishop  Charles  G.  Reichel,  the  first  Principal  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,  the  late  Bishop  Andrew  Benade  (tutor  between 
1795  and  iSoo)  and  Bishop  Jacob  Van  Vleck,  its  second 
Principal,  were  graduated  here.  In  17S9  the  Institution 
was  transferred  to  Nisky,  in  Low^er  Silesia.  The  late 
Rev.  Charles  F.  Seidel,  Bishops  John  C.  Beckler  and 
John  G.  Herman — and  the  aged  Bishop  John  C.  Jacob- 
son — (successively  Principals  of  Nazareth  Hall),  studied 
Theology  at  Nisky. 

Since  1818,  Gnadenfeld,  in  Upper  Silesia,  has  been  the 
seat  of  the  Seminary.  Rev.  Levin  T.  Reichel,  tenth 
Principal  of  the  Hall,  was  graduated  here. 

Although  the  opportunities  afforded  at  Nazareth  Hall 
after  its  reopening  in  17S5  were  of  a  higher  order  than 
before,  there  was  no  provision  for  educating  young  men 
with  a  view  to  the  ministry ;  and  accordingly  those  de- 
sirous of  entering  this  career  were  necessitated  either  to 
repair  to  Germany  or  to  avail  themselves  of  instruction 


NAZARETH  HALL.  5 

at  the  hands  of  private  tutors.  A  few  young  Americans 
had  gone  abroad  earlier;  when,  between  1798  and  1S03, 
Lewis  D.  De  Schweinitz,  Charles  F.  Reichel,  J.  D.  Koeh- 
ler  and  Samuel  R.  Reichel,  all  sons  of  clergymen,  fol- 
lowed, and  were  entered  at  Nisky.  Koehler  and  Samuel 
Reichel  remained  in  Europe ;  the  latter,  after  many  years 
of  service  in  England,  died  at  Herrnhut  during  the  ses- 
sions of  the  General  Synod  in  June  of  1S57.  Charles 
Reichel  was  in  America,  between  1829  and  1834,  stationed 
at  Lancaster  (deceased  in  1846)  ;  and  De  Schweinitz, 
eminent  in  the  field  of  botanical  science,  held  positions  in 
both  provinces  of  the  American  Church,  until  his  death 
at  Bethlehem  in  February  of  1834.  Few,  however,  were 
able  to  avail  themselves  of  such  a  privilege,  the  expense 
it  involved  being  not  inconsiderable  ;  and  a  passage  across 
the  Atlantic,  in  those  days  of  uncertain  travel,  even  in 
times  of  peace,  considered  no  ordinary  undertaking. 

The  want  of  a  theological  seminary  in  the  American 
Province  was  thus  forced  upon  the  consideration  of  its 
authorities,  and  by  them  referred  to  the  Unity's  Executive 
Board  at  Berthelsdorf. 

This  body  accordingly  empowered  Revs.  John  R. 
Verbeck  and  Charles  de  Forestier,  before  setting  out  on  a 
visitation  to  the  American  churches  in  1806,  to  act  in  the 
matter  as  would  best  subserve  the  interests  of  all  con- 
cerned ;  and  Rev.  Jacob  Van  Vleck,  then  Principal  of 
Nazareth  Hall,  was  by  them  authorized  to  undertake  a 
Divinity  School  in  connection  with  the  Institution  over 
which  he  presided. 

On   the   3d   day  of  October,  1807,  William    H.  Van 

Vleck,  Samuel  Reinke  and  Peter  Wolle  entered  upon  a 

course  of  theological   studies   in   an   apartment   on  the 

second   floor  in  the  Hall.     Mr.  Ernest   L.   Hazelius,  a 

graduate  of  Nisky,  and   subsequently  Professor  of  The- 
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6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

ology  in  the  Lutheran  Theological  Seminary  at  Hartwick, 
N.  Y.,  next  at  Gettysburg,  and  latterly  at  Lexington,  S.  C. 
(where  he  deceased  in  February  of  1S53),  was  appointed 
professor,  and  Mr.  John  C.  Beckler,  instructor.  Two 
members  of  this  first  class  are  at  this  writing  living  in 
retirement  at  Bethlehem  (both  venerable  bishops  of 
the  Church).  The  third,  Bishop  William  H.  Van 
Vleck,  ended  his  Christian  warfare  on  the  19th  of  Jan- 
uary, 1853,  while  pastor  of  the  Moravian  Church  at  that 
place. 

In  1810  a  second  class  of  students  of  Theology  was 
formed.  There  being  no  candidates  for  the  ministry  in 
the  following  3'ears,  the  Listitution  was  temporarily  closed 
— until  reopened  with  three  students  in  1820. 

In  1835  it  received  an  endowment,  $20,000  having  been 
bequeathed  to  the  authorities  of  the  Church,  in  trust  for 
its  benefit,  by  Mr.  Godfrey  Haga,  merchant,  of  Philadel- 
phia. 

During  Rev.  William  H.  Van  Vleck's  administration 
at  Nazareth  Hall,  in  1S28,  the  oldest  of  three  classes  of 
students  preparing  for  the  ministry  were  temporarily  pro- 
vided with  apartments  in  the  Principal's  house  ;  a  change 
which  was  rendered  necessary  by  an  increase  in  the  num- 
ber of  pupils  at  the  Hall.  The  purchase  of  a  dwelling, 
near  by  ("  The  Cottage"),  in  1830,  obviated  the  inconve- 
nience ;  and  here  it  was  designed  to  permanently  locate 
the  Institution,  with  Rev.  Charles  C.  Dober,  a  graduate 
of  Gnadenfeld,  as  Professor  of  Theology.  Mr.  Dober 
entered  upon  his  duties  in  1837,  '^"*^  'w^^  connected  with 
the  Institution,  after  its  removal  to  Bethlehem  in  the  fol- 
lowing year,  until  his  death  in  January  of  1840. 

In  1 85 1  the  Seminary  was  transferred  to  Nazareth. 
During  its  continuance  there,  the  students  resided  success- 
ively in  the  Hall,  in  the  Sisters'  House  and  in  the  "  White- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  / 

field  House"  at  Ephrata.  Four  members  of  the  class  of 
1852  completed  their  theological  studies  at  Philadelphia 
in  1855. 

In  1S58  the  Institution  was  once  more  returned  to 
Bethlehem,  and  arrangements  made  to  afford  special  op- 
portunities to  young  men  desirous  of  entering  the  Church, 
whose  previous  advantages  had  been  but  limited. 

The  Divinity  School,  with  its  preparatory  class,  has 
since  that  time  been  conducted  in  connection  with  the 
Moravian  College,  which  was  then  opened  under  the 
presidency  of  Rev.  Lewis  F.  Kampman. 

The  course  of  study  pursued  in  the  two  departments 
of  this  Church  institution,  whose  history  we  have  just  re- 
viewed, is  calculated  to  well  ground  the  student  in  those 
acquirements  on  which  he  is  to  draw  in  his  professional 
career.  In  addition  to  an  acquaintance  with  the  great 
consuls  of  the  republic  of  ancient  letters,  and  with  the 
wide  field  of  universal  history,  offered  him  in  the  prepar- 
atory class,  he  is  likewise  subjected  to  the  severer  disci- 
pline of  the  mathematics.  The  knowledge  of  the  lan- 
guages here  obtained  is  applied  in  the  Divinity  School  to 
the  critical  interpretation  of  the  Scriptui'es  in  the  original. 
Besides  lectures  on  Church  history,  on  the  history  and 
science  of  doctrines,  and  on  pastoral  Theology  in  its  vari- 
ous departments,  the  history  of  the  Moravian  Church,  as 
a  specialty,  enters  into  the  two  years'  course  allotted  to 
theological  students. 

The  first  professors  and  tutors  in  this  Institution  were 
from  Germany,  many  of  them  men  of  solid  learning  ;  and 
the  German  mode  of  instruct  io7t.  zvhick  is  unostentatious., 
patient.,  laborious.,  and  therefore  likely  to  be  thorough., 
has  by  them  been  engrafted  on  the  school  of  the  prophets 
they  helped  to  mould  ;  the  merits  of  which  have  been  re- 
cognized also  by  the  alumni  of  the  venerable  Institution  , 


8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

founded  in  17S5,  whose  tutors  are  usually  graduates  of 
the  Moravian  Seminary. 

One  hundred  and  thirty-seven  students  are  registered 
since  1S07  as  having  attended  one  or  the  other  of  the  de- 
partments of  the  American  Theological  Seminary.  Some 
of  these  were  young  men  other  than  Moravians,  admit- 
ted into  the  classical  school,  and  there  prepared  in  part 
for  professional  life. 

Twenty-six  of  the  above  number,  as  far  as  we  know, 
are  deceased. 

Sixty  ■'one  entered  the  Moravian  Church,  and  served,  or 
are  serving,  either  as  pastors  or  in  the  educational  institu- 
tions of  the  American  Province,  North  and  South  ;  or  as 
missionaries  in  the  West  Indies,  or  among  the  Christian 
Cherokees  and  Delawares  of  Canada  and  the  Indian 
country,  the  feeble  remnant  of  a  once  flourishing  mission 
among  the  aborigines  of  the  New  World. 

The  following  deceased  while  in  the  service  of  the 
Church : 

Rev.  Jacob  Zorn,  May  27,  1843,  at  Fairfield  Station, 
Jamaica,  W.  I. 

Rev.  Henry  A.  Seidel,  June  10,  1844,  at  Hopedale, 
Wayne  co..  Pa. 

Rev.  William  H.  Warner,  June  20,  1845,  at  Fried- 
ensthal  Station,  Santa  Cruz,  W.  I. 

Rev.  Charles  A.  Van  Vleck,  December  2i,  1845, 
at  Greenville,  Tenn. 

Rev.  Emanuel  Rondthaler,  November  30,  1848,  at 
Philadelphia. 

Dr.  Edward  Rice,  July  2,  1849,  ^*  Bethlehem. 

Rev.  Charles  A.  Bleck,  January  17,  1S50,  at  Gna- 
denhutten,  Ohio. 

Rt.  Rev.  William  H.  Van  Vleck,  January  19, 1853, 
at  Bethlehem. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  9 

Rev.  Bernard  de  Schweinitz,  July  20,  1854,  ^^ 
Salem,  N.  C. 

Rev.  Edward  Roxdthaler,  March  5,  1S55,  at  Naza- 
reth. 

Rev.  Edwin  T.  Senseman,  February  8, 1S66,  at  Hope, 
Ind. 


CATALOGUE  OF  STUDENTS 

OF   THE 

MORAVIAN  THEOLOGICAL  SEMINARY, 

Founded  at  Nazareth,  Pa.,  October,  1S07. 


The  names  marked  thus  *  are  of  persons  deceased. 


I. — Class  1807  to  iSio. 
Profs.  Ernest  L.  Hazelius  and  John  C.  Beckler. 
William    H.  Van  Yleck*   (1809),  teacher,  deceased 
January   19,    1S53,  while   pastor   of  Moravian  Church  at 
Bethlehem  (Bishop). 

Samuel  Reinke  (1810),  teacher,  resides  in  retirement 
at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  (Bishop). 

Peter  Wolle  (1810),  teacher,  resides  in  retirement  at 
Bethlehem,  Pa.  (Bishop). 

II. — Class    iSio  to   181 3. 
Prof.  John  C.  Beckler. 
Charles  A.  Tan  Vlecli*  (1813),  teacher,  deceased  De- 
cember 31,  1S45,  while  President  of  Greenville  College, 
Tenn. 

G.Benjamin  Mueller  (united  with  Lutheran  Church), 
professor  of  Theology  in  Lutheran  Seminary,  Hartwick, 
N.Y. 
10 


NAZARETH  HALL.  II 

III. — Class  1820  to  1S23. 
Profs.   Charles  A.  Van  Vleck  and  John  C.  Jacobson. 

S.  Thomas  Pfohl  (1821),  teacher  at  Salem,  N.  C, 
warden  of  Moravian  congregation  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

Jacob  Zorn*  (1823),  teacher,  deceased  May  27,  1843, 
while  superintendent  of  Jamaica  mission,  at  Fairfield 
Station. 

Charles  A.  Bleck*  (1823),  teacher,  Principal  Salem 
Female  Academy  1844  to  1848;  deceased  January  17, 
1850,  at  Gnadenhutten,  Ohio,  while  pastor. 

IV. — Class  1823  to  1826. 

Profs.  John  C.  Jacobson,  Wm.  L.  Benzein,  Wm.  H.  Van  Vleck 
and  John  C.  Brickenstein. 

J.  Henry  Kluge,  teacher  at  Salem,  N.  C,  1826,  teacher 
at  Hope,  Ind. 

Henry  A.  Shultz,  teacher  at  Salem,  N.  C,  1826,  pastor 
of  Moravian  Church  at  Nazareth,  Pa.  (Bishop). 

Abraham  L.  Huebner  (1826),  teacher,  physician  and 
professor  in  Young  Ladies'  Seminary  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Ernest  F.  Bleck  (1826),  teacher,  treasurer  of  Moravian 
congregation  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Eugene  A.  FrueaufF  (1825),  left  for  Europe,  Principal 
of  Linden  Hall,  Litiz,  Pa. 

Henry  I.  Schmidt  (1826),  teacher.  Professor  of  Ger- 
man Literature  in  Columbia  College,  N.  Y. 

V. — Class  1825  to  1829. 
Profs.  John  C.  Brickenstein  and  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Van  Vleck. 

William  L.  Meimillg*  (1829),  teacher,  deceased  Oct. 
14,  1863,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

James  Henry  (1829),  teacher,  gun  manufacturer,  Bolton, 
above  Nazareth,  Pa. 


12  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Joshua  Boner,  left  for  Salem  1S27,  bookkeeper,  Salem, 

N.C. 

VI. — Class  1827  to  1830. 

Prof.  John  C.  Brickenstein. 

Joseph  H.  Siewers  (1830),  teacher,  attorney-at-law, 
Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Charles  E.  Seidel,  left  1S26,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Joseph  F.  Berg  (1830),  teacher.  Professor  of  Theology 
in  Dutch  Reformed  Seminary,  Rutgers  College,  New- 
Brunswick. 

Edward  Rice,*  left  1829,  deceased  July  3,  1849,  while 
Professor  in  Theological  Seminary  at  Bethlehem. 

Maurice  C.  Jones,  gentleman,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

VII.— Class  1828  to  1832. 
Profs.  Charles  A.  Bleck  and  Charles  C.  Dober. 
William  L.  Lennert  (1832),  teacher,  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church  at  Hope,  Ind. 

Fraiicis  Fries*  (1832),  teacher  at  Salem,  deceased 
August  I,  1863,  at  Salem,  N.C. 

Ambrose  Rondthaler  (1832),  teacher.  Principal  of 
Moravian  Day-school,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Emauuel  Rondtllfller*  (1832),  teacher,  deceased 
November  30,  1848,  while  pastor  of  Moravian  Race 
Street  Church,  Philadelphia. 

Julius  T.  Beckler  (1832),  teacher.  Principal  Linden 
Hall  (1856  to  1862),  resides  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

VIII.— Class  1830  to  1835. 
Profs.  George  F.  Bahnson  and  Herman  J.  Titze. 
Sylvester  Wolle  (1835),  teacher,  Principal  Young  La- 
dies' Seminary  at  Bethlehem  (1849  to  1851),  member  of 
Executive  Board  of  Moravian  Province  North,  Bethlehem, 
Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 3 

William  H.  Benade  (1835),  teacher,  pastor  of  Swetlen- 
borg  Church,  Pittsburg. 

Edward  Roudthaler*  (1835),  teacher,  deceased  March 
5,  1855,  while  Professor  in  Theological  Seminary  at  Naza- 
reth. 

Cliristiaii  David  Senseman*  (1S36),  teacher,  professor 

of  music,  deceased  August  10,  1S61,  near  Philadelphia. 

Lawrence  Demuth,  left  for  Europe  1834  ;  manufacturer, 
Philadelphia. 

Emile  de  Schweinitz,  left  for  Europe  1S34;  Principal 
Salem  Female  Academy  (1848  to  1853),  member  of  Ex- 
ecutive Board  of  Moi-avian  Province  South,  Salem,  N.  C. 

Francis  F.  Hagen  (1835),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  on  Staten  Island. 

Lewis  F.  Kampman  (1835),  teacher,  member  of  Ex- 
ecutive Board  of  Moravian  Province  North,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Edwin  T.  Senseman*  (1839),  teacher  at  Salem,  de- 
ceased February  8,  1866,  while  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  Hope,  Ind. 

IX. — Class  1834  to  1839. 

Profs.  Joseph  F.  Berg,  Herman  J.  Titze,  Levin  T.  Reichel,  Chas. 
C.  DoBER  AND  George  F.  Bahnson. 

William  B.  Bininger,*  deceased  at  Rome. 

Robert  de  Schweinitz  (1839),  teacher,  Principal  Salem 
Female  Academy  1853  to  1S67,  president  of  Executive 
Board  of  Moravian  Province  North,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Henry  A.  Seidel*  (1839),  teacher,  deceased  June  10, 
1844,  while  pastor  of  Moravian  Church  at  Hopedale,  Pa. 

X. — Class  1836  to  1841. 
Profs.  Julius  T.  Beckler,  Eman'l  Rondthaler,  Sylvester  Wolle 
(at  Nazareth),  Rev.  C.  C.  Dober,  Rev.  George  F.  Bahnson,  Dr. 
Edward  Rice,  Rev.  Charles  A.  Van  Vleck  (at  Bethlehem). 
David  Z.  Smith  (1841),   teacher  at  Salem,  pastor  of 

Moravian  Church  at  Sharon,  Ohio. 
12 


14  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Edward  H.  Reichel  (1S41),  teacher,  Principal  Nazareth 
Hall  1854  to  1867,  resides  at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Amadeus  A.  Reinke  (1841),  teacher  at  Bethlehem, 
pastor  of  Moravian  Church  in  New  York. 

Jacob  Biniuger,  Jr.,*  deceased  April  II,  1837,  ^t  Na- 
zareth, Pa. 

Albert  J.  Buttner  (1841),  teacher  at  Salem,N.C.,  man- 
ufacturer, Whitesville,  N.  C. 

Emanuel  Bolmer,  left  in  1837. 

Nathaniel  S.  Wolle,  left  1838,  merchant,  Litiz,  Pa. 

Andrew  G.  Kern,  Jr.*  (1842),  teacher,  professor  of 
music,  deceased  January  6,  1861,  at  Lake  City,  Florida. 

Theodore  F.  Keehln,  left  in  1839,  physician,  Salem, 
N.C. 

William  H.  Warner,*  missionary,  deceased  June  30, 
1845,  at  Friedensthal  Station,  Santa  Cruz,  Danish  W.I. 

Henry  J.  Van  Vleck  (i 841),  teacher,  pastor  of  German 
Moravian  Mission  Chuixh,  South  Bethlehem. 

George  W.  Perkin  (1840),  teacher,  bookseller,  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

XL — Class  1839  to  1844. 

Profs.  Wm.  H.  Benade  and  Emile  de  Schweinitz  (at  Nazareth), 
Dr.  Edward  Rice  and  Rev.  Chas.  A.  Van  Vleck  (at  Bethle- 
hem). 

William  C.  Reichel  (1844),  teacher,  Principal  Linden 
Hall  1862  to  1867,  now  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Edwin  E.  Reinke  (1844),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Indian  congregation  at  Fairfield,  C.  W. 

Arthnr  L.  Van  Vleck*  (1844),  teacher,  deceased  Dec. 
21,  1863,  in  Libby  Prison,  Richmond,  Va. 

Edmund  A.  de  Schweinitz,  left  for  Europe  1844,  pastor 
of  Moravian  Church,  and  President  of  Moravian  College 
at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  15 

Constantine  L.  Rights  (1S44),  teacher,  merchant, 
Salem,  N.  C. 

XII. — Class  1S41  (at  Bethlehem). 
Prof.  Emile  de  Schweinitz. 
Matthias  T.  Huebner,  merchant,  Litiz,  Pa. 
Jacob  F.  Eberman,  tinsmith,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 
Gustavus  E.  Zippel,  Secretary  Cumberland  Coal  Co., 
New  York. 
James  H.  Wolle,  merchant,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 
Charles  Goepp,  attorney-at-law,  New  York. 

XIII.— Class  1843  to  1S4S. 
Profs.  Dr.  Edward  Rice,  Rev.  Chas.  A.  Van  Vleck  and  Robert 

DE  SbnWEINITZ. 

Charles  Klose  (1S48),  teacher,  merchant,  Philadelphia. 
James  N.   Beck    (1848),  teacher,   professor  of  music, 
Philadelphia. 

Bernard  de  Scliweinitz*  (1848),  teacher,  pastor  of 
Moravian  Church  on  Staten  Island,  deceased  July  20, 
1854,  while  on  a  visit  to  Salem,  N.  C. 

Max.  Goepp  (1848),  teacher,  attorney-at-law.  New 
York. 

Charles  E.  Shober,  left  1844,  attorney-at-law,  Salisbury, 

N.  C. 

XIV. — Class  1845  to  1851. 

Profs.  Ed.  H.  Reichel  (at  Nazareth),  Dr.  Edward  Rice  and  Rev. 
Her.  J.  TiTZE  (at  Bethlehem). 

Lewis  R.  Huebner  (185 1),  teacher,  assistant  pastor  of 
Moravian  Church  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Edward  H.  Jacobson,  left  1S49,  physician,  Bethlehem, 
Pa. 

Lawrence  C.  Brickenstein,  left  185 1,  attorney-at-law, 
Baltimore,  Md. 


1 6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

JollU  H.  EbernitlU*  (1S51),  teacher  (united  with  Lu- 
theran Church),  and  deceased  September  23,  1S6S,  at 
Schuylkill  Haven,  Pa. 

Theodore  A.  Lambert,*  left  1851,  professor  of  music, 
deceased  SeiDtember  i,  1S63,  at  Reading,  Pa. 

Edward  T.  Kluge  (1852),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  Litiz,  Pa. 

Theodore  F.  Wolle,  left  1S47,  Pi"ofessor  of  Music  in 
Young  Ladies'  Seminary  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

R.  Parmenio  Leinbach  (1S53),  teacher,  pastor  of  Mora-- 
vian  Church  at  Friedberg,  N.  C. 

XV.— Class  1848  to  1853. 
Profs.  Wm.  C.  Reichel,  Edmund  de  Schweinitz  and  Rev.  Her.  J. 

TiTZE. 

Alexander  Troeger,  left  1849,  merchant,  Sandwich,  111. 

John  P.  Kluge,  left  1849,  physician,  Aspinwall,  Panama. 

Eugene  JaCObSOU,*  left  1849,  deceased  May  9,  1853,  at 
Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Clement  L.  Reinke  (1853),  teacher,  pastor  of  Mora- 
vian Church,  Chaska,  Minn. 

Abraham  Prince,  left  1850,  merchant.  New  York. 

Edwin  T.Zippel,  left  1851,  missionary  on  St.  Kitts,  W.  L 

Herman  A.  Brickenstein  (1853),  teacher,  editor  of  the 
Moravian.,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

C.  Edward  Kummer  (1853), teacher;  teacher  in  Mora- 
vian Day-school,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Eugene  Leibert  (1853)  teacher.  Principal  of  Nazareth 

Hall. 

XVL— Class  1852  to  1856. 

Profs.  L.  Huebner,  Rev,  Ed.  Rondthaler  (at  Nazareth),  and 
Rev.  Ed.  de  Schweinitz  (at  Philadelphia). 

Henry  T.  Bachman  (1856),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church,  Graceham,  Md.     ^ 


NAZARETH  HALL.  17 

Lewis  D.  Lambert,*  left  in  1S54. 

Henry  A.  Bigler,  left  1S54,  attorney-at-Iaw,  New 
York. 

Albert  L.  Oerter  (1856),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

S.amuel  Huebuer,*  deceased  January  27,  1856,  at 
Litiz,  Pa. 

Owen  Rice,  Jr.  (1856),  teacher,  druggist,  Lancas- 
ter, Pa. 

J.  Frederic  Frueauff,  left  1853,  attorney-at-law,  Lan- 
caster, Pa. 

Robert  Spearing,  left  1853,  attorney-at-Iaw,  New  Or- 
leans. 

Clement  T.  Paine,  left  1852,  Troy,  Bradford  co., 
Pa. 

Lorenzo  Finn,  teacher,  1852. 

Max  Heriug,*  left  1853. 


XVn. — Class  1854  to  1859. 

Profs.  Ed.  T.  Kluge,  Rev.  J.  C.  Brickenstein  (at  Nazareth),  Rev. 
Lev.  F.  Kampman,  W.  C.  Reicheland  L.  R.  Huebner  (Bethle- 
hem). 

James  B.  Haman,  teacher  1859,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church,  Gnadenhutten,  O. 

J.  Cennick  Harvey,  teacher  1859,  conveyancer,  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y. 

Samuel  L.  Lichtenthaler,  teacher  1859,  missionary, 
Barbadoes,  W.  L 

William  H.  Bigler,  teacher  1859,  Professor  in  Mora- 
vian College,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Charles   B.    Shultz    (1859),    Professor    in    Moravian 

College,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 
12* 


iS  NAZARETH  HALL. 

XVIII.— Class  1857  to  1862. 
Profs.  Rev.  L.  F.  Kampman,  W.  C.  Reichel  and  Lewis  R.  Hueb- 

NER, 

W.  H.  TheojDhilus  Haman  (1862),  teacher,  Professor 
of  Music,  Ulricsville,  O. 

Edmund  A.  Oerter,  teacher  1862,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church,  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Theophikis  J.  Zorn  (1862),  teacher,  missionary,  Ja- 
maica, W.  I. 

Edward  Rondthaler,  left  for  Europe  1862,  pastor  of 
Moravian  Church  in  Brooklyn. 

The  following  students  pursued  a  partial  coui^se  of 
classical  and  theological  studies,  in  connection  with 
Classes  XVII.  and  XVIII.,  between  1858  and  1862  : 

Emanuel  Ricksecker,  music  dealer,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Philip  F.  Rommel,  pastor  of  Mission  Church,  Lake 
Mills,  Wis. 

Joseph  Romig,  teacher,  1861,  missionary  among  Dela- 
wares,  Kansas. 

S.  Morgan  Smith,  pastor  of  Moravian  Church,  Canal 
Dover,  O. 

Wesley  J.  Spaugh,  Kansas  mission. 

Herman  S.  Hoffman  (1863),  teacher,  pastor  Second 
Moravian  Church,  Philadelphia. 

Charles  Cooper,  Salem,  N.  C. 

The  following  students  were  connected  with  classes 
XVIII.  and  XIX.  between  1861  and  1864. 

Lewis  P.  Clewell  (1864),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  Gracehill,  Iowa. 

Francis  W.  Knauss  (1864),  teacher,  pastor  of  Moravian 
Church  at  Moravia,  Iowa. 

Edward  J.  Regennas  (1862  to  1864),  teacher  at  Naza- 
reth Hall. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 9 

XIX. — Class  1859  to  1864. 

Profs.  Rev.  L.  F.  Kampman,  W.  C.  Reichel,  L.  R.  Huebner  and 

Wm.  H.  Bigler. 

Edwin  G.  Klose  (1864),  teacher,  Professor  in  Moravian 
College,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Charles   Nagel    (1865),  teacher,   pastor   of  Moravian 
Church  at  Hopedale,  Pa. 

Henry   T.    Beckler,    left    1862,    bookkeeper,    Lancas- 
ter, Pa. 

Reuben  Oehler,  left  1 861,  bookseller,  Columbus,  O. 

Henry  T.  Bahnson,  left  1861,  physician. 

Snyder  B.  Simes,  left  1862,  Episcopal  clergyman. 

Henry  A.  Jacobson  (1864),  teacher  in  Nazareth  Hall. 

Joseph  J.  Ricksecker  (1864),  teacher,  pastor  of  Mora 
vian  Church,  West  Salem,  111. 

James  T.  Borhek,  Jr.,  left  1863,  druggist,  Bethlehem. 

Clarence  Kampman,*  left  1863,  deceased  June  4, 1865, 
at  Mound  City,  111. 

J.  Albert  Rondthaler  (1864),  teacher,  pastor  of  Eng- 
lish Mission  Church,  South  Bethlehem. 

Robert  Blickensderfer,  left  1S62.  ' 


XX. — Class  1863  to  1867. 

Profs.  Rev.  L.  F.  Kampman,  L.  R.  Heubner,  Rev.  Herm.  A.  Brick- 
enstein  and  William  H.  Bigler. 

Jacob  D.  Siew^ers,  left  1863,  1S68  teacher  in  Nazareth 
Hall. 

Theodore  M.  Rights  (1867),  teacher  in  Nazareth  Hall. 

John  C.  Hagen*,  left  1865,  deceased  August  7,  1865, 
at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Eugene  L.   Shaeffer  (1867),  teacher  in  Nazareth  Hall. 

Charles  Bishop,  left  1863,  machinist,  Troy,  Pa. 

William  J.  Holland. 


20  NAZARETH  HALL. 

XXL— Class  1S64. 

Profs.  Rev.  L.  R.  Huebner,  Rev.  Wm,  H.  Bigler,  Rev,  Fred.  S. 
Hark,  J.  Theo.  Zorn,  Rev.  Chas.  B.  Shultz  and  Rev.  Edwin  G. 

KLOSfe. 

Adolphus  Lichenthaler. 
J.  Augustus  Rice. 
Jesse  Blickensderfei". 
William  H.  Hoch. 
Joseph  D.  Hillman. 
J.  Max  Hark. 


REUNIONS  AT  NAZARETH  HALL. 


FIRST   REUNION 

OF 

FORMER   PUPILS   OF  NAZARETH   HALL, 

June  10,  1854. 
(Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler,  Principal.) 

Those  whose  youthful  days  were  spent  together  at 
some  seat  of  learning  rarely  meet  in  after  life,  without 
rehearsing  the  events,  the  scenes  and  the  pleasures  or 
griefs  that  checkered  its  early  morn  at  school.  This  re- 
trospect is  usually  of  an  agreeable  character,  for  the  plea- 
sures of  youth  impress  themselves  more  indelibly  upon 
the  mind  than  its  short-lived  griefs,  which  in  reality  only 
serve  to  augment  the  enjoyment  of  succeeding  happier 
times.  The  remembrance  of  the  most  trifling  incidents 
and  occurrences  at  school  is  attended  with  peculiar  emo- 
tions, and  oftentimes  awakens  an  almost  irresistible  desire 
to  revisit  the  scenes  in  which  they  transpired  long  ago. 
This  impulse  is  as  ardent  as  it  is  natural. 

Feelings  of  this  nature  were  experienced  by  two  for- 
mer pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall,  Messrs.  John  Baker  and 
Daniel  D.  Gassner,  of  New  York,  whose  conversation, 
at  an  accidental  meeting  in  the  office  of  the  former,  turned 
upon  the  Hall  and  their  juvenile  associates.  They  mutu- 
ally expressed  a  wish  once  more  to  visit  the  spot  where 
they  had  spent  so  many  happy  days,  and  to  again  meet 
those  with  whom  they  had  been  boys  together ;  and  re- 
solved to  institute  steps  for  effecting  such  a  reunion. 


4  NAZARETH  HALL. 

A  correspondence  was  accordingly  opened  with  several 
former  schoolmates,  and  the  idea  thus  thrown  out  met 
with  a  cordial  response. 

The  loth  of  June  was  designated  for  the  meeting,  and 
invitations  were  extended  to  such  gentlemen  as  had  been 
pupils  of  the  Hall  during  the  interval  between  1S25  and 
1S30.  Fifteen  responded  to  the  call,  and  met  at  Nazareth 
on  the  morning  of  the  appointed  day.  Many  had  not 
seen  each  other  for  the  space  of  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

Those  present  at  this  first  reunion  were  : 

Enicst  F.  Bleck.,  of  Bethlehem,  a  pupil  of  1S14,  and 
subsequently  a  tutor  at  Nazareth  Hall.  (Most  of  the 
others  had  been  under  his  instruction.) 

yames  Hetiry  (1S21),  gun  manufacturer,  Bolton,  on 
Lehietan  Creek,  Northampton  co. 

Rev.  Ed'uoard  Rondthaler  (1S25),  Principal  of  Naza- 
reth Hall. 

Daniel  D.  Gassner  (1825),  merchant.  New  York. 

yoJin  Baker  (1826),  Secretary  Mercantile  Fire  Insu- 
rance Company,  New  York. 

Jacob  B.  Ritter  (1826),  merchant,  Philadelphia. 

Rev.  William  L.  Lcmiert  (1S26),  pastor  of  the  con- 
gregation at  Nazareth. 

Fanjting  T.  Albert  (1827),  manufacturer,  Saugerties, 
N.Y. 

Hyla7id  B.  Penington  (1827),  attorney-at-law,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Samuel  Pe7ii7tgto7i  (1827),  farmer,  Middlctown,  Del. 

Francis  Jordan  (1827),  merchant,  Philadelphia. 

Rev.  Sylvester  Wolle  (1827),  Principal  Female  Board- 
ing-school, Bethlehem. 

Maurice  C.  Jones  (1828),  gentleman,  Bethlehem. 

Rev.  Lewis  F.  Kampman  (1S29),  pastor  of  the  con- 
gregation at  Bethlehem. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  5 

Henry  J.  Van  Vleck  (1S33),  teacher,  Nazareth. 

yohn  C.  Peters  (1S35),  physician,  New  York. 

Three  of  the  gentlemen  were  accompanied  by  their 
wives. 

The  morning  of  the  day  was  spent  in  rambling  over 
the  school-grounds  ;  and  in  sauntering  through  the  shades 
of  the  charming  garden,  whose  devious  paths,  and  trees, 
and  shrubs,  and  rural  seats,  and  pleasant  nooks,  and  mur- 
muring streamlet  had  been  the  almost  daily  associates  of 
former  years.  The  graveyard  above,  where  loved  com- 
panions sleep  the  sleep  that  knows  no  waking,  next 
passed  in  sad  review.  And  then  the  woods  ;  the  trysting- 
ground  of  youthful  athletes  in  the  foot-race  or  in  games 
of  ball ;  the  scene  of  hut-building,  squirrel-hunting  and 
nutting !  Through  these,  alas !  the  tide  of  time  had 
swept  relentlessly,  making  sad  havoc  among  the  forest 
trees  which  used  to  lend  their  grateful  shade.  The 
"  Bars"  and  the  "  Evening  Place"  were  stripped  of  their 
glories,  and  "John  Spring,"  once  overarched  with  fo- 
liage, sent  forth  a  slender  stream  at  the  foot  of  a  bare  and 
sunburnt  hill.  Elsewhere  fields  of  grain  cover  the  ground 
so  dear  to  memory;  their  waving  harvests  cheering  the 
husbandman,  but  saddening  the  schoolboy's  heart  as  he 
misses  his  accustomed  haunts.  A  magnificent  panorama 
of  the  valley,  stretching  to  the  south  of  Nazareth,  has 
been  opened  up  to  the  view  by  the  unsparing  axe;  but 
this  could  not  compensate  for  the  loss  of  what  those  who 
were  met  had  hoped  once  moi-e  to  see. 

After  a  social  dinner  at  the  village  inn,  the  former 
pupils  proceeded  to  organize  the  meeting  by  appointing 
Mr.  Ernest  F.  Bleck,  President,  and  Mr.  John  Baker, 
Secretary. 

It  was  declared,  as  the  sense  of  this  meeting,  that  the 

first  reunion  of  the  former  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall  had 
la  K 


6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

afforded  such  gratification  to  its  participants  as  to  excite 
a  lively  desire  for  an  annual  recurrence  of  a  similar  day 
of  enjoyment ;  and  it  was  therefore, 

Resolved.,  i.  That  the  President  be  instructed  to  take 
proper  measures  to  effect  a  second  reunion,  to  transpire 
in  June  of  1S55  ; 

2.  To  extend  invitations  to  all  former  pupils  whose  ad- 
dresses could  be  ascertained  ; 

3.  To  invite  a  former  pupil  to  be  speaker  of  the  day  ; 

4.  To  form  a  programme  of  exercises  for  the  occasion, 
calculated  to  render  it  one  of  rational  festivity. 

With  the  cheering  assurance  that  the  wishes  of  the 
company  would  be  abundantly  realized  in  1S55,  the  meet- 
ing separated. 

On  invitation  of  Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler,  to  meet  him 
at  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  the  reunionists  repaired 
to  his  residence.  In  front  of  the  Hall  they  found  the 
pupils  and  their  teachers,  who  greeted  them  with  cheers 
such  as  the  warm  hearts  of  the  young  alone  can  give. 
This  cordial  reception  was  acknowledged  by  the  Presi- 
dent in  a  short  address. 

While  partaking  of  Moravian  sugar-cake  and  delicious 
coffee,  the  Principal  produced  the  register  of  the  school, 
and  a  catalogue  of  the  years  1S25  to  1S30  was  carefully 
examined.  Many  an  incident,  sad,  bright,  ludicrous,  or 
characteristic,  was  called  forth  by  active  memory  and 
afforded  intense  gratification.  Not  a  name  was  read 
whose  owner  had  not  left  an  impression  on  the  mind  of 
some  one  present,  and  whose  subsequent  history  and  pres- 
ent state  could  not  be  traced.  And  it  was  a  pleasing  re- 
sult that  scarce  an  instance  could  be  cited  reflecting  on 
the  training  received  at  Nazareth  Hall.  An  invitation 
was  received  to  partake  of  an  evening  meal  with  the 
schoolboys  and  their  teachers    in  the  common   refectory, 


NAZARETH  HALL.  7 

which,  was  promised,  should  be  conducted  in  the  manner 
and  after  the  discipline  of  the  olden  time.  The  company 
adjourned  to  the  teachers'  room,  and  as  the  clock  struck 
six  the  well-known  bell  announced  the  evening  meal. 
The  scholars,  marshaled  by  their  teachers,  passed  on  the 
way  to  the  dining-room  ;  and  the  reunionists,  headed  by 
their  former  instructor,  followed  in  single  file,  and,  to  the 
no  small  amusement  and  wonder  of  the  boys  around  them, 
took  their  seats  at  table  in  due  order.  As  was  the  custom 
formerly,  all  united  in  singing  a  hymn,  and  the  meal  began. 
The  huge  loaf  was  cut  by  the  teachers,  and  distributed 
amid  Pythagorean  silence.  Some  of  the  guests,  forgetful 
of  old-time  requirements,  opened  a  conversation  ;  a  rap 
on  the  table  by  their  teacher  was  respectfully  heeded  and 
at  once  checked  the  irregularity. 

After  tea  the  President  addressed  the  assembly,  dii'ect- 
ing  his  I'emarks  more  especially  to  the  inmates  of  the 
Hall,  stating  the  circumstances  which  had  led  to,  and  the 
import  of,  the  present  gathering.  He  said  this  was  a 
beginning  of  a  contemplated  series  of  annual  reunions  of 
former  pupils,  and  that  doubtless  a  large  number  would 
meet  next  June  to  revisit  the  scenes  of  their  youth,  to  re- 
new the  associations  and  friendships  formed  at  school,  to 
revive  ancient  memories,  and  to  learn  the  subsequent  his- 
tory of  those  who  once  were  united  with  them  in  the  pur- 
suit of  knowledge  in  this  time-honored  and  venerable 
edifice.  He  then  narrated  the  manner  in  which  the  party 
had  spent  the  day,  and  said  that,  doubtless,  one  of  the 
most  interesting  incidents  for  them  was  the  present,  when 
they  met  the  pupils  in  the  capacity  of  the  "oldest  room- 
company  ;"  that  while  they  saw  in  their  young  friends 
the  representatives  of  what  thev  once  were,  the  present 
pupils  might  justly  regard  their  visitors  as  the  represen- 
tatives of  positions  in  life  they  would  themselves  be  called 


8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

ere  long  to  fill.  He  next  dwelt  on  the  importance  of  a 
just  appreciation  of  their  present  position  ;  on  the  neces- 
sity and  the  reward  of  close  and  earnest  application  to 
the  means  afforded  them  of  becoming  well  qualified  for 
the  active  pursuits  of  life,  in  whatever  station  the  future 
might  place  them ;  and  concluded  by  expressing  the 
grateful  sentiments  of  his  associates  for  the  cordial  recep- 
tion and  many  marks  of  kindness  and  attention  extended 
them.  The  visitors  then  retired  to  the  teachers'  room, 
and  after  an  hour  of  social  converse  repaired  to  the 
terrace  to  enjoy  the  promised  beautiful  sunset.  In  the 
evening  the  Hall  was  brilliantly  illuminated,  and  a  band 
of  sweet-toned  instruments  poured  forth  pleasing  melody. 
The  inhabitants  of  the  village  congregated  in  the  square 
in  front  of  the  Hall  to  participate  in  the  closing  exercises 
of  a  day  of  unalloyed  enjoyment.  The  pastor  made  a 
brief  address  ;  an  evening  hymn,  accompanied  by  a  band 
of  music,  was  sung,  and  after  the  benediction  had  been 
pronounced,  the  reunionists  left  for  their  respective  homes. 


SECOND   REUNION 


FORMER  PUPILS,  June  8,   1855, 
(Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel,  Principal,) 

AND    ORGANIZATION    OF   THE 

REUNION   SOCIETY  OF   NAZARETH   HALL. 

■  In  accordance  with  the  instructions  given  to  its  Presi- 
dent by  the  reunion  of  1854,  he  issued  the  following 

"  CIRCULAR  : 

"Bethlehem,  Pa.,  March  3,  1855. 

"My  dear  Sir:  On  June  10,  1854,  a  number  of  the 
former  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall  met  at  that  place  by 
agreement,  and  spent  a  day  of  much  enjoyment  in  visit- 
ing the  various  spots  teeming  with  interesting  reminis- 
cences of  times  long  gone  by,  and  in  reviving  recollections 
of  scenes  and  events  that  checkered  life's  sprightly  time 
of  youth,  '  when  they  were  boys  together.' 

"  This  '  Reunion  of  Former  Pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall' 
was  so  gratifying  to  the  participants  that  it  was  unani- 
mously resolved  to  hold  similar  '  j-eunions'  annually, 
and  to  extend  invitations  to  all  '  former  pupils  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,'  and  their  families,  to  join  in  like  movements 
hereafter ;  and  the  undersigned,  elected  President  of  the 
Reunion  of  1854,  was  instructed  to  take  such  measures  as 
might  be  requisite  to  carry  out  the  wish  so  ardently  en- 
tertained. 

13*  9 


lO  NAZARETH  HALL. 

"  In  accordance  with  these  instructions,  the  undersigned 
addresses  this  circular  to  '  all  former  pupils  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,'  whose  residence  at  the  present  time  he  may 
be  able  to  ascertain,  inviting  them  and  their  families  to 
meet  together  at  Nazareth,  on  Friday,  June  8th  next,  at 
ten  o'clock  A.  M. 

"  Circumstances  may  render  it  desirable  to  know  how 
many  may  be  expected  to  be  present  on  that  occasion ; 
hence,  every  one  receiving  this  circular  will  confer  a  favor 
by  replying  thereto  before  June  i.  These  replies  maybe 
addressed  either  to  the  imdersigned,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa., 
or  to  the  Rev.  Edward  H.  Reichel,  Principal  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,  Nazareth,  Pa. 

"  Respectfully,  etc., 

"  E.  F.  Bleck, 
'"''  President  of  the  '•Reunion  of  Former 
Pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall,  1854.'" 

This  circular  was  despatched  b}-  the  Principal  of  Naza- 
reth Hall  to  as  many  of  the  former  pupils  as  could  be 
reached.  It  elicited  numerous  I'eplies,  some  announcing 
the  intention  of  the  writers  to  be  present,  others  expres- 
sive of  regret  at  their  inability  to  attend,  and  all  evincing 
approbation  of  the  initiative  about  to  be  taken  to  render 
the  reunion  a  permanent  institution.  These  communica- 
tions were  carefully  preserved  for  future  reference. 

The  8th  of  June  proved  a  lovely  summer's  day,  although 
the  continuous  rains  of  the  previous  week  had  augured 
no  such  auspicious  change  in  the  state  of  the  weather. 
Many  of  the  reunionists  had  reached  Nazareth  already  on 
the  previous  day,  and  when  the  last  arrival  from  Bethle- 
hem, in  a  cortege  of  five  carriages,  preceded  by  a  band 
of  music,  drew  up  at  the  village  inn,  on  the  morning  of 
the  8th,  there  ensued  a  scene  of  the  most  pleasurable  con- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  Ii 

fusion,  which  will  never  be  forgotten  by  those  who  were 
present.  Principal  and  tutor  and  pupil  were  met  on  com- 
mon ground,  released  from  the  restraining  influences  of 
the  distinctions  which  custom  and  the  laws  of  the  Institu- 
tion had  once  sanctioned  as  inviolable.  The  children  of 
a  common  mother  were  met  together  to  do  her  homage ; 
and  most  cordial  were  the  greetings  of  older  and  younger 
brothers,  who  had  been  impelled  by  the  same  feeling  of 
reverence  to  perform  this  remarkable  pilgrimage  to  the 
scenes  of  boyhood's  days  spent  in  the  old  homestead. 

The  ringing  of  the  village  church-bell  at  lo  o'clock 
A.  M.  w^as  the  signal  for  the  "  former  pupils"  to  fall  into 
line,  as  the  festivities  of  the  day  were  about  to  open. 
Marshaled  by  the  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall,  and  headed 
by  the  Bethlehem  Sixtette  (whose  pleasing  performances 
added  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  day  and  evening),  they 
moved  through  the  village,  and  on  entering  the  green  be- 
fore the  venerable  building  were  greeted  by  its  youthful 
inmates  with  loud  demonstrations  of  welcome.  Master 
Frederic  A.  Tilge,  of  Philadelphia,  stepped  forwai'd,  and 
in  behalf  of  his  companions,  bidding  the  reunionists  a 
hearty  welcome,  said : 

"  Gentlemen  :  This  day  has  summoned  you  once 
again  to  ramble  among  scenes  which,  no  doubt,  will 
vividly  recall  your  school-days,  causing  you  to  feel  that 
you  were  once  boys  as  we  now  are,  if  not  to  wish  that  yoii 
were  now  in  our  stead.  We  trust  that  you  will  spend 
a  pleasant  day,  and  that  its  recollection  will  be  a  bright 
spot  in  your  lives.  And  if  our  days  be  prolonged,  w^e 
hojDe  to  be  also  enabled  in  after  years  to  meet  here,  as  you 
do  now,  in  order  to  live  over  in  a  few  short  hours  the 
school-days  spent  in  Nazareth  Hall.  We  also  wish  the 
ladies,  who  have  come  to  participate  in  the  festivities  of 


12  NAZARETH  HALL. 

the  day,  a  delightful  time,  and  trust  they  will  be  favor- 
ably impressed  by  all  they  hear  and  see.  And  now,  boys, 
three  more  cheers  !" 

President  Bleck  replied,  in  behalf  of  his  associates,  to 
the  speaker,  expressing  their  high  appreciation  of  the 
cordial  reception  just  now  extended  them.  He  next  re- 
ferred to  the  interesting  nature  of  the  present  occasion, 
when  men  whose  heads  wei"e  white  with  the  frosts  of 
many  winters — men  in  the  prime  of  manhood  and  amid 
the  pursuits  of  active  life — and  young  men,  just  entering 
upon  the  business  and  turmoil  and  cares  of  an  untried 
world — had  left  their  distant  homes  to  meet  former  asso- 
ciates, to  revisit  the  scenes  of  the  past,  and  to  spend  a 
day  of  quiet  and  refined  enjoyment  under  the  shadow  of 
their  ancient  and  venerated  Alma  Mater.  He  invited  his 
youthful  friends  to  partake  of  the  pleasures  the  day  would 
bring,  and  from  them  to  learn  how  dear  to  the  human 
heart  ai'e  the  remembrances  of  the  peaceful  times  and 
happy  associations  of  early  youth.  In  conclusion,  he  ex- 
pressed the  hope  that  the  Institution  in  which  he  and 
his  friends  had  been  taught  many  lessons  of  worldly 
wisdom  and  early  piety  might  continue  to  flourish,  and 
be  the  nursery  of  useful  men,  ornaments  to  society,  and 
worthy  of  citizenship  in  the  great  and  glorious  repub- 
lic whose  proud  banner  now  waved  triumphantly,  yet 
calmly,  over  the  stately  edifice  before  them. 

The  reunionists  were  now  shown  to  an  apartment  in 
the  Hall,  and  proceeded  to  business.  President  Bleck 
took  the  chair,  called  the  members  to  order,  and,  in  the 
absence  of  the  minutes  of  last  year's  meeting,  gave  a 
brief  narrative  of  what  had  then  transpired.  He  also 
suggested  the  expediency  of  a  regular  organization  by  the 
adoption  of  a  constitution,  and  of  such  measures  as  would 


NAZARETH  HALL.  13 

conspire  to  ensure  the  annual  repetition  of  occasions  such 
as  the  present.  On  motion  of  Hyland  B.  Penington,  Esq., 
of  Philadelphia,  the  President  appointed  the  mover,  in  con- 
nection with  Rev.  Lewis  L.  Kampman  and  Rev.  Edward 
H.  Reichel,  a  committee  to  prepare  and  report  a  constitu- 
tion for  adoption  by  the  meeting.  During  its  session  the 
members  recorded  their  names  and  year  of  entering  the 
Hall,  in  a  register  prepared  for  the  purpose,  as  follows  : 

A  PUPIL  OF 

J.  F.  Wolle,  Bethlehem 1789. 

John  S.  Haman,  Nazareth 1 794. 

John  Beck,  Litiz 1 799. 

Peter  Wolle,  Bethlehem 1800. 

P.  S.  Michler,  Easton 1808. 

Ernest  F.  Bleck,  Bethlehem 1814. 

John  C.  Jacobson,  Bethlehem  {ex  off.)* 1816. 

James  Henry,  Bolton,  Northampton  co 1821. 

Joseph  Ridgway,  New  York 1825. 

Daniel  D.  Gassner,  New  York 1825. 

Joseph  F.  Berg,  Philadelphia 1825. 

William  L.  Lennert,  Nazareth 1S26. 

John  Baker,  New  York 1826. 

Hyland  B.  Penington,  Philadelphia 1827. 

Samuel  Penington,  Middletown,  Del 1827. 

Francis  Jordan,  Philadelphia 1827. 

Maurice  C.  Jones,  Bethlehem 1828. 

N.  Miller  Horton,  Wilkesbarre 1830. 

John  J.  Garvin,  Philadelphia 1830. 

A.  G.  Kern,  Jr.,  Nazareth 183 1. 

William  H.  Butler,  Wilkesbarre 1832. 

W.  J.  Romig,  Allentown 1832. 

Henry  J.  Van  Vleck,  Nazareth 1832. 

Edward  H.  Reichel,  Nazareth 1833. 

Philip  A.  Cregar,  Philadelphia  {ex  off.) 1833. 

Isaac  L.  Ritter,  Philadelphia 1834. 

William  C.  Reichel,  Bethlehem 1834. 

Edmund  de  Schweinitz,  Philadelphia 1834. 

*  Those  marked  ex  off.  were  Teachers,  and  hence,  agreeably  to  its  Constitution, 
members  of  the  Reunion. 


14  NAZARETH  HALL. 

A  PUPIL  OF 

James  Biodrick,  Jr.,  Rockport,  Carbon  co 1838. 

Francis  ftlichler,  Easton 1838. 

James  H.  Wolle,  Bethlehem 1838. 

Louis  R.  Huebner,  Nazareth  Hall 1839. 

Theodore  A.  Lambert,  Reading 1840. 

John  Thomas,  Catasauqua 1841. 

John  H.  Eberman,  Bethlehem , 1841. 

Abraham  Prince,  Brooklyn 1841. 

Bradford  Ritter,  Philadelphia 1841. 

James  N.  Beck,  Philadelphia 1841. 

William  Trucks,  Philadelphia .  1842. 

Theodore  F.  Wolle,  Greensboro',  N.  C 1842. 

William  A.  Lilliendahl,  New  York 1844. 

Herman  A.  Brickenstein,  Nazareth  Hall 1844. 

Clement  L.  Reinke,  Nazareth  Hall 1844. 

G.  Morgan  Eldridge,  Philadelphia 1845. 

C.  Edward  Kummer,  Nazareth  Hall 1845. 

George  A.  Widmayer,  Staten  Island 1845. 

George  F.  Thomae,  Jr.,  Brooklyn 1846. 

Granville  Henry,  Bolton,  Northampton  co 1846. 

Henry  H.  Wolle,  Philadelphia 1846. 

Edwin  Housel,  Easton 1846. 

Edward  T.  Kluge,  Nazareth  Hall 1846. 

Charles  H.  Hutchinson,  Philadelphia 1846. 

F.  E.  Steinle,  New  York 1847. 

Robert  Chapman,  New  York 1847. 

Philip  S.  Pretz,  Allentown 1847. 

Lewis  D.  Lambert,  Hazelton 1847. 

Henry  T.  Clark,  Easton 1S47. 

Charles  ^L  Lewis,  Philadelphia 1847, 

David  Thomas,  Jr.,  Catasauqua 1848. 

E.  T.  Elliott,  Towanda 1848. 

Eugene  M.  Leibert,  Nazareth  Hall 1848. 

Robert  J.  McClatchey,  Philadelphia 1849. 

Charles  L.  Bute,  Jr.,  Philadelphia 1851. 

William  H.  H.  Michler,  Easton 1852. 

The  Committee  on  Cotistitiitiou  reported  the  following, 
which  was  inianimously  adojDtcd,  namely  : 


NAZARETH  HALL.  15 

Article  I. 
This  society  shall  be  known  by  the  name  of  "  The  Re- 
Union  Society  of  Nazareth  Hall." 

Article  II. 

No  person  shall  be  admitted  a  member  unless  he  has 
been  an  inspector,  a  teacher  or  a  scholar  of  Nazareth 
Hall. 

Article  III. 

The  officei's  of  this  society  shall  be  a  President,  two 
Vice-Presidents,  a  Secretary  and  an  Assistant  Secretary. 

Article  IV. 

The  President  shall  preside  at  all  meetings,  and  the  Se- 
cretary shall  keep  accurate  minutes  in  a  book  to  be  pre- 
pared for  that  purpose,  which  said  book  shall  remain  in 
charge  of  the  Inspector  of  Nazareth  Hall. 

Article  V. 
The  society  shall  hold  a  meeting  once  a  year  at  Naza- 
reth Hall,  in  Nazareth.  The  day  of  such  meeting  shall 
be  fixed  by  the  Inspector  of  Nazai-eth  Hall.  The  pastor 
of  the  congregation  of  said  place  shall  be  ex  officio  a 
member  of  this  society. 

Article  VI. 
The  Secretary  of  the  Society  shall  always  be  a  resident 
of  Nazareth. 

The  meeting  proceeded  to  elect  the  officers  required  by 
the  Constitution,  which  election,  on  motion  of  Rev.  Ed- 
mund de  Schweinitz,  of  Philadelphia,  was  held  by  accla- 
mation. 

The  election  resulted  as  follows  : 


lO  NAZARETH  HALL. 

P7-eside7it. 
Ernest  F.  Bleck,  Bethlehem. 

Vice-Presidents. 
John  Beck,  Litiz. 
G.  Morgan  Eldridge,  Philadelphia. 

Secretary. 
Rev.  William  L.  Lennert,  Nazareth. 

Assistant    Secretary. 
Herman  A.  Brickenstein,  Nazareth. 

On  motion,  it  was  resolved  to  hold  another  meeting  for 
business  purposes  after  tea. 

At  three  p.  m.  the  reunionists  repaired  to  the  village 
church,  where  a  large  audience  had  already  assembled, 
in  order  to  pai'ticipate  in  some  special  exercises.  They 
occupied  the  front  lines  of  benches,  the  seats  from  time 
immemorial  reserved  for  the  pujDils  of  Nazareth  Hall. 
The  festivities  were  opened  by  an  anthem  sung  by  a 
select  choir,  sustained  by  the  organ  and  a  band  of  stringed 
and  wind  instruments.  The  words  of  this  composition 
are  by  Mr.  C.  J.  Latrobe,  of  London,  and  the  music  by 
Rev.  Peter  Ricksecker,  a  former  teacher  of  Nazareth 
Hall,  then  missionary  among  the  Indians  in  Kansas.  It 
is  No.  566  in  the  latest  edition  of  the  Moravian  hymn- 
book. 

Rt.  Rev.  Peter  Wolle  having  addressed  the  Throne  of 
Grace  in  prayer.  Rev.  Dr.  Berg,  of  Philadelphia,  was  in- 
troduced as  speaker  of  the  day,  and  addressed  his  audi- 
ence as  follows : 

"  It  is  my  privilege,  in  behalf  of  our  venerated  Alma 
Mater,  to  tender  to  the  alumni  of  time-honored  Nazareth 


NAZARETH  HALL.  17 

Hall  a  cordial  welcome  to  this  classic  ground,  and  the 
warm  salutations  of  all  connected  with  this  Institution. 
A  good  mother  loves  her  children,  and  this  festive  occa- 
sion is  itself  evidence  of  the  affectionate  interest  with 
which  this  Institution  regards  the  health,  prosperity  and 
happiness  of  its  former  inmates.  It  exhibits,  also,  a  com- 
mendable filial  affection  on  your  part,  or  rather,  let  me 
say,  on  our  part,  for  I  am  not,  and  I  am  sure  I  never  shall 
be,  ashamed  of  my  mother.  Whatever  changes  may  have 
passed  over  us,  and  around  us,  and  in  us — and  since  some 
of  us  were  boys  together  they  have  been  both  many  and 
great — they  have  not  affected  the  love  which  we  must  ever 
feel  for  the  noble  old  Hall  with  which  our  happy  child- 
hood is  identified.  We  have  come  together  to  talk  over 
old  times  ;  if  not,  like  old  soldiers,  to  fight  our  battles  over 
again,  af  least  to  renew  many  scenes  of  youthful  toil  and 
conflict.  True,  we  are  innocent  of  all  the  peculiar  sensa- 
tions with  which,  as  school-boys,  we  looked  up  into  the  face 
of  our  preceptors  when  we  were  perhaps  not  as  well  shod 
in  our  preparations  as  we  might  have  been,  and  felt,  as  it 
were,  standing  in  slippery  places,  and  had  visions  of  post- 
meridian conning  of  lessons  flitting  in  prospective.  Some 
of  us  have  long  since  thrown  away  our  school-books,  or, 
what  would  be  still  better  evidence  of  profitable  or  at 
least  economical  discipleship,  handed  them  over  to  our 
children.  Once  here  again-  we  are  admonished  that  the 
march  of  improvement  has  rendered  them  almost  as 
useless  as  the  threadbare  coats  of  our  grandfathers.  But 
let  the  books  go  ;  they  may  serve  as  relics  to  show  the 
next  generation  the  path  in  which  their  fathers  trod ; 
how  they  scribbled  in  the  frontispiece  and  blotted  the 
pages,  and  scandalized  their  preceptors ;  and  if  your 
son  or  mine  did  better  in  this  respect  than  his  flither, 
so  be  it. 

14 


iS  NAZARETH  HALL. 

"  When  we  visit  old  localities  and  scenes  familiar  to  us 
in  the  days  of  our  childhood,  we  feel  all  the  emotions 
with  which  a  generous  heart  greets  the  face  of  a  long- 
tried  friend,  from  whom  he  has  been  separated  for  many 
years.  Some  of  the  landmarks  have  disappeared.  In 
this  utilitarian  age  the  woodman's  axe  is  always  sharp. 
It  would  be  idle  to  wish  that  grindstones  had  never  been 
invented,  for  they  are  needful  in  their  place,  but  from  my 
heart  I  cannot  help  wishing  that  there  had  been  fewer  of 
them  in  this  good  old  town.  The  axe  has  made  sad 
havoc.  Some  of  the  old  trees  which  we  used  to  climb 
are  still  standing,  and  lifting  their  tall  heads  in  prouder 
eminence  than  when  seated  on  them  I  shook  the  ripe  nuts 
from  their  topmost  branches,  and  sent  them  pattering 
over  the  dry  leaves,  cheating  the  squirrels^  and,  I  grieve 
to  say,  even  the  pigs,  of  what  righteously  belonged  to 
them.  But  many  of  our  favorites  in  those  shady  groves, 
known  in  days  of  yore  as  the  guardians  of  the  '  First 
boys'  round  place'  and  the  '  Second  boys'  round  place,' 
have  fallen,  like  Homer's  heroes,  with  a  crash,  and  their 
shady  crests,  like  the  plumes  of  the  warrior,  have  been 
soiled  and  draggled  in  the  dust.  Let  me  not  be  accused 
of  pedantry  when  I  say  that  of  every  one  of  those  war- 
riors old  Homer  would  have  said,  '  Jno-rjtrs'^  de  -srrwv, 
apajirj^s  de  reu/i  e^r'  ayra),'  or,  as  my  dear  old  preceptor, 
Brickenstein,  used  to  say,  when  reading  Voss'  matchless 
version  of  the  Iliad,  at  the  close  of  our  Greek  recitations, 
'  Dumpy  kin  kracht  er  hn  Fall^  unci  es  klirreten  auf 
ihm  die  Waffen.^  The  hero  of  the  axe,  more  terrible 
than  the  lion-hearted  Richard  in  his  blows  upon  the  tur- 
baned  Saracen,  more  relentless  than  the  redoubtable 
Achilles,  has  slain  his  thousands,  and  they  are  gone — 
those  noble  old  trees.  Those  fences,  to  men  of  our  gene- 
ration, are  eyesores — our  play-grounds  had  no  such  en- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 9 

cumbrances ;  we  would  not  have  tolerated  them,  and 
though  the  filling  grain  wears  gloriously  its  green  charms 
in  promise  of  a  rich  harvest,  and  the  woods  have  been 
converted  into  fertile  fields,  and  all  this  may  be  right,  still, 
if  we  had  our  way,  the  woodchopper  would  have  been  a 
thousand  miles  off'  in  the  day  when  war  was  declared 
against  the  noble  old  oaks.  We  rested  under  them  when 
the  sun  was  high  and  we  were  fatigued  of  our  boyish 
sports.  We  cannot  help  sighing,  as  though  it  were 
almost  sacrilege  to  slay  those  old  friends ;  but  the  picture 
still  lives.  The  freshness  of  youthful  impression  has  im- 
printed them  with  all  the  lifelike  vividness  of  a  daguer- 
reotype upon  our  memories,  and  we  shall  carry  them,  as 
Qiieen  Mary  declared  she  would  take  the  name  of  Calais, 
the  last  foothold  of  Britain  in  France,  with  us  to  our 
graves.  '  The  Lund  Spring'  and  '  The  Bore  Spring'  are 
as  dear  to  our  memories,  and  far  more  really  consecrate 
than  the  fabled  fountains  from  which  the  Muses  drew 
their  inspiration.  Those  two  old  lindens  at  the  gate  are 
still  standing — may  they  live  a  thousand  years,  and  may 
their  shadows  never  grow  less  !  My  friend  tells  me  they 
are  gone.  From  my  heart  I  regret  it.  I  remember  well 
the  old  man  who  planted  them  ;  I  can  see  him  yet,  stand- 
ing erect,  though  the  weight  of  more  than  fourscore  years 
was  upon  him.  We  always  venerated  that  old  man. 
We  called  him  '  Daddy  Schaeffer.'  The  boys  knew  him 
as  '  the  man  who  planted  the  lindens  at  the  gate,'  and  we 
felt  like  raising  our  hats  when  we  passed.  He  is  dead, 
but  I  could  wish  that  noble  monument  might  still  keep 
his  memory  green,  and  that  the  air  were  even  now  loaded 
with  the  fragrance  of  former  years,  as  those  boughs  wave 
over  his  humble  grave,  their  censers  filled  with  the  purest 
incense.  Too  much  sentiment  in  this  matter-of-fact  age 
is,  perhaps,  out  of  place  ;  still,  before  I  let  the  trees  go,  I 


20  NAZARETH  HALL. 

must  sav  a  word  which  will  perhaps  interest  the  boys.  I 
was  a  scholar  and  a  teacher  in  Nazareth  Hall,  and  ten  of 
the  happiest  years  of  my  life  were  spent  here.  I  owe 
more  to  this  Institution  than  I  can  ever  repay.  I  deem  it 
a  privilege  to  express  my  gratitude  to  God,  and  to  those 
connected  with  this  venerated  Academy,  for  those  ten 
years  of  my  life  ;  and  when  these  boys  shall  be  men,  and 
shall  stand  in  the  place  of  their  fathers,  if  their  hearts  are 
right,  they  will  thank  God  for  the  days  they  spent  in 
Nazareth.  When  I  was  a  boy,  the  movable  property  of 
the  school  was  marked  N.  P. — Nazareth  Picdagogium  ; 
and  some  of  the  youngsters  from  New  York  and  Phila- 
delphia, to  whom  the  restraints  of  the  Hall  were  rather 
irksome,  used  to  say  that  those  initials  stood  for  Nazareth 
Prison.  The  iron  bars  at  the  windows  helped  them  to 
another  idea,  and  kept  up  the  fanciful  analogy.  These 
were  the  gratings  of  the  dungeon  !  Now,  sober  sense 
would  teach  vou  that  those  bars  in  the  third  story  were 
capital  contrivances  to  keep  lads,  when  in  a  roistering 
mood,  in  the  absence  of  the  teacher,  from  throwing  them- 
selves away  out  of  the  windows ;  but  they  thought  only' 
of  home  and  the  indulgence  of  a  mother,  and  sometimes 
mistook  the  care  of  the  nurse,  who  was  watching  them, 
for  the  vigilance  of  a  jailer.  Now,  let  me  say  to  you, 
boys,  that  if  you  never  get  into  a  worse  prison  than  Naza- 
reth Hall,  you  will  do  well,  and  a  great  deal  better  than 
some  who  were  never  trained  in  the  Nazareth  Paedago- 
gium.  The  tendency  of  all  the  education  you  receive 
here  will  be  to  make  you  useful  and  honorable  members 
of  society.  And  while  I  am  talking  specially  to  you  in 
this  familiar  way,  let  me  give  you  a  leaf  or  two  out  of 
my  book.  I  have  told  you  that  I  was  both  a  scholar  and 
a  teacher  in  the  Hall.  This  gave  me  some  opportunities 
for  observation  ;  and  as  I  have  been  behind  the  scenes,  I 


NAZARETH  HALL.  21 

know  all  about  the  ropes,  and  that  boys  sometimes  will 
pull  when  the  teachei"  is  not  watching  them,  or  when 
they  think  he  is  not  watching  them  ;  and  I  will  tell  you 
what  I  have  noticed.  Those  boys  that  were  slovenly  in 
their  recitations,  and  that  cared  for  nothing  except  play, 
and  were  anxious  only  to  learn  enough  to  keep  them  from 
being  kept  in  after  school-hours,  or  '  learning  after^  as 
we  used  to  tei'm  that  especial  discipline,  so  far  as  I  have 
been  able  to  trace  their  subsequent  history,  have  always 
been  rather  of  the  inefficient,  do-little  order ;  they  have 
seldom  made  their  mark  in  the  world.  This  has  been 
the  rule.  Exceptions  may  doubtless  be  found,  but  the 
rule  is,  that  the  most  diligent  and  studious  school-boys 
have  proved  the  most  active  and  energetic  men.  You 
find  them  in  the  halls  of  legislature  and  science — you  find 
them  in  the  pulpit,  at  the  bar,  and  at  the  bedside  minis- 
tering as  physicians  to  the  sick  and  dying — everywhere 
active,  useful  men,  leaving  the  world  all  the  better  for 
having  lived  in  it.  The  boy  is  the  type  of  the  man. 
Boys  are  men  in  miniature,  and  men  are  only  boys  of 
larger  growth.  Your  character  is  forming  now,  and  you 
may  rely  on  it,  whenever  you  see  a  scholar  who  tries  to 
cheat  his  teacher  in  his  recitations — who  will,  if  he  can, 
sneak  out  of  responsibilities  through  sloth  or  indolence — 
he  is  one  who  will  probably  prove  a  profitless  pupil ;  and 
when  he  has  his  place  in  his  profession,  if  you  know  him, 
keep  your  eye  on  him,  whenever  you  have  dealings  with 
him,  for  he  will  bear  watching. 

"  I  promise  to  let  the  trees  alone,  after  stating  a  fact 
which  belongs  to  the  reminiscences  of  my  experience  as 
a  teacher,  and  I  will  give  you  the  story,  because  it  may 
be  made  to  point  a  moral  worth  remembering.  When  I 
was  a  teacher,  in  charge  of  the  second  boys'  room,  we 
went  out  one  day  in  autumn  to  gather  chestnuts.     Among 

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23  NAZARETH  HALL. 

the  trees  on  the  play-ground  appropriated  to  boys  of  that 
division,  there  was  a  noble  chestnut,  which  was  rather 
hard  to  climb,  but  the  nuts  were  large,  and,  in  short,  they 
were  ripe,  and  it  was  time  we  had  them.  Among  the 
boys  there  was  a  stout,  chubby  lad,  as  lithe  and  as  agile 
as  a  cat,  who  clenched  the  tree  and  scrambled  up.  Soon 
the  chestnuts  came  rattling  down,  and  as  the  long  pole 
whipped  the  branches,  the  tree  was  becoming  pretty 
thoroughly  stripped  ;  every  bough  in  the  lower  part  of 
the  tree  had  been  laid  under  contribution.  John  went  up, 
still  making  '  excelsior'  his  motto,  until  he  found  himself 
swinging  in  the  wind  among  the  topmost  branches  of 
the  tree.  He  became  frightened,  and  called  out  to  me 
that  he  was  getting  dizzy,  and  was  afraid  that  he  would 
fall.  I  confess,  when  I  looked  up  and  saw  him  perched 
at  that  height,  I  felt  somewhat  of  a  tremor.  I  called  out 
to  him,  '  If  you  feel  giddy,  John,  come  down  !'  Very 
good  advice,  but  the  trouble  was  that,  in  order  to  come 
down,  he  must  use  his  eyes,  and  so  soon  as  he  looked 
down,  excited  as  he  then  was,  his  brain  began  to  whirl 
like  a  top,  and  there  was  danger  of  coming  down  in  a 
kind  of  extemporaneous,  ofl-hand  style  that  would  have 
been  anything  but  desirable.  Matters  were  getting  seri- 
ous, for  every  moment  was  increasing  the  boy's  agitation. 
He  cried  out  again,  '  Oh,  sir,  I  am  very  dizzy,  and  how 
shall  I  get  down }  If  I  look  down,  I  shall  fall.'  I  re- 
member the  answer  that  I  gave  him.  It  was,  '  Look  up, 
John,  and  hold  on !'  '  Ay,  ay,  sir,  I  will,'  said  he. 
Very  well,  he  did  so  ;  and  forthwith  a  committee  was  des- 
patched for  one  of  those  long  ladders  that  used  to  be  in 
the  square  near  the  old  market-house  ;  a  posse-comitatus 
of  the  citizens  was  summoned,  and  a  sufficient  force  was 
soon  raised  for  the  rescue.  We  got  him  down  safe  and 
sound,  and  he   is  now  perched,  I  believe,  on  one  of  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  23 

topmost  branches  of  the  tree  whose  leaves  and  fruit  bring 
medicine  to  the  sick  ;  Hving  in  New  York,  respected  as 
an  eminent  physician.  Now,  my  young  friends,  when 
3'ou  get  out  into  the  world,  it  is  very  likely  that  you  may  be 
brought  into  positions,  in  your  eager  pursuits  after  its 
pleasures,  its  riches,  its  honors  or  its  fruits,  in  which  you 
may  begin  to  feel  dizzy  ;  and  if  you  would  be  kept  from 
a  fall  that  would  break  your  bones,  the  soundest  advice  I 
can  give  you,  in  such  circumstances,  is  to  'Look  up  and 
hold  on'  until  you  can  step  down  with  a  clear  brain  and 
a  sure  foot ;  but  still  better  counsel  w^ould  be,  to  '  look  up' 
before  you  climb,  and  never  to  risk  your  neck  for  a  few 
chestnuts.  This  habit  of  '  looking  up,'  and  keeping  your 
eyes  and  your  heart  on  the  bright  heaven  above  you,  and 
where  you  and  I  hope  to  go  when  this  changing  world 
has  done  with  us  and  we  have  done  with  it,  will  '  keep 
your  feet  from  falling,  your  eyes  from  tears  and  your 
soul  from  death  !' 

"  It  is  so  natural  for  us,  on  an  occasion  like  the  present, 
when  houses,  fields  and  gardens,  and  par  excellence  '  the 
gardeti^  remind  us  of  the  days  of  our  boyhood,  to  look 
back  upon  that  period  of  our  youthful  history,  that  I  care 
not  to  divert  my  mind  from  this  channel.  I  seem  to  be 
living  now  in  the  past.  Every  foot  of  that  road  between 
Bethlehem  and  Nazareth,  which  I  so  often  measured 
on  holidays,  when  liberty  w^as  given  me  to  visit  my  dear 
old  mother,  used  to  be  as  familiar  to  me  as  the  pavement 
now  is  before  my  door.  '  The  mile-hill,'  where  my 
mother  used  to  leave  me  when  the  hour  for  returning  to 
school  had  come,  and  I  had  to  march  back ;  '  the  four- 
mile-hill,'  on  the  brow  of  which,  a  little  to  the  left,  stood 
an  old  hovel,  occupied  by  an  aged  couple,  a  mother  and 
her  daughter — the  daughter  far  advanced  in  the  eighties  ; 
Dreisbach's  tavern,  where  w^e  stopped  at  the  pump  to 


24  NAZARETH  HALL. 

rest  and  refresh  ourselves  with  the  cool  water ;  Dreis- 
bach's  hill,  on  the  roadside,  famous  as  the  only  locality 
known  in  those  days  to  botanists,  because  noted  by  the 
lamented  Schweinitz  as  the  habitat  of  the  Viola  rostrata; 
'  The  Dry  Lands,'  with  its  antiquated  stone  church,  now 
displaced  by  a  newer  edifice  ;  and  the  shady  patches  of 
woodland  intervening  between  Hartzell's  and  that  hill 
from  which  the  spire  of  the  old  Hall  beckoned  me  back 
to  my  books,  and  which  loomed  up  at  times  with  awful 
majesty,  as  I  anticipated  a  gentle  reminder  from  brother 
Brickenstein — always  laconic,  when  needed,  and  who 
would  sometimes  greet  us  on  our  return,  if  we  had  lagged, 
with  a  significant  '  Etwas  spat  /' — the  clear  ringing  of 
the  Hall-bell,  as  it  would  sound  out  over  the  hills,  and 
reach  us  in  the  distance  with  its  warnings,  making  us 
quicken  our  steps  ; — all  these,  and  a  thousand  memories 
besides,  come  back  like  messages  from  the  dreamy  past, 
whispering  with  their  still  small  voice  of  happier  days 
that  are  gone,  never  to  return.  How  often,  in  the  stir- 
ring conflict  of  active  life  through  which  we  have  passed 
since  we  have  left  the  walls  of  that  old  Hall,  have  the 
quiet  scenes  that  surround  us  this  day  been  brought  back 
to  our  memories,  and  proved  to  our  weary  spirits  the  very 
balm  which  was  needed  to  soothe  them.  In  days  of  per- 
plexity and  sorrow  the  pleasant  memories  of  our  boy- 
hood have  been  like  the  shadow  of  a  rock  in  a  weary 
land.  The  simple  lessons  of  evangelical  truth  sometimes 
addressed  to  listless  hearers  were  not  thrown  away.  Often 
the  seed  that  has  long  been  buried  in  the  dust  and  covered 
with  rubbish,  germinates,  and  is  found  after  many  days. 
It  is  well  to  sow  beside  all  waters,  and  to  cast  the  seed 
upon  the  waters :  the  flood  will  not  always  be  high,  and 
when  the  seed  reaches  the  moistened  soil  and  the  waters 
have  abated,  it  springs  up  and  bears  fruit  an  hundred- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  25 

fold.  The  prominence  given  to  religious  principles,  di- 
vested of  all  polemical  or  sectarian  form,  the  simple 
spirit  of  evangelical  purity,  which  is  the  very  staple  of 
this  atmosphere,  will  be  like  the  small  rain  upon  the 
tender  plant  in  its  influence  upon  character.  Let  our 
youth  learn  that  sincerity  and  simplicity  are  the  choicest 
characteristics  of  genuine  piety,  and  they  have  learned 
that  which  will  make  them  wise  for  ever. 

"  Who  of  us  that  were  denizens  of  this  Institution 
during  the  inspectorship  of  Van  Vleck  and  Herman,  can 
ever  forget  them?  The  mild,  gentle  and  paternal  earn- 
estness of  the  one,  the  cordial,  cheerful  and  generous 
warmth  of  the  other,  endeared  them  to  us  all.  Both  have 
entered  into  rest,  proving  themselves  men  of  God  to  the 
last,  and  dying  as  soldiers  of  Christ,  with  their  harness 
on.  I  might  speak  of  other  excellent  men  who  have 
since  sustained  the  same  relation,  but  they  are  still  among 
the  living,  and  some  of  them  are  adding  to  the  social  en- 
joyment of  this  reunion  by  their  presence. 

"  But  I  must  close.  Most  earnestly  do  I  desire  that 
Nazareth  Hall  may  long  be  permitted  to  exert  its  influ- 
ence upon  the  community,  in  promoting  the  best  interests 
of  sound  education,  pure  moi^ality  and  religion  undefiled  ; 
and  that  from  these  seats  of  unostentatious  but  not  less 
solid  learning  many  may  go  forth  who  shall  stand  in  the 
front  rank  of  Christian  duty  and  benevolence,  foremost 
in  every  good  work,  with  strong  hearts  and  stout  hearts, 
to  labor  for  God,  for  themselves,  their  country  and  the 
world,  until  they  hear  the  plaudits  of  the  mighty  Judge, 
'  Well  done,  good  and  faithful  servant.'  Long  may  the 
peculiarities  of  Moravian  discipline  be  here  preserved 
intact  and  inviolate.  Its  distinctive  character  is  the  very 
life  of  this  Institution.  Let  no  rash  hand  of  crude  refor- 
mation be  lifted  upon  it,  to  mould  it  into  closer  resem- 


26  NAZARETH  HALL. 

blance  to  other  schools.  That  would  be  to  ruin  it.  Let 
it  rather  be  like  the  altar  which  God  chose  for  His  own 
— built  of  unhewn  stone,  ''for  if  thou  Uft  a  tooltipon  it, 
thou  hast  defied  it.'  Let  it  stand  in  the  quiet  dignity  of 
the  simplicity  and  unpretending  merit  which  have  hereto- 
fore given  it  character  and  favor,  and  it  will  continue  to 
be  a  blessing  when  we  and  our  children  shall  have  yielded 
the  spheres  of  active  duty  to  other  generations." 

At  the  close  of  the  address  the  Principal  announced 
the  programme  for  the  remainder  of  the  day.  The  fol- 
lowing ode  was  then  sung  by  the  choir,  with  instrumental 
accompaniment.  The  words  are  by  the  late  Rev.  G.  B. 
I»  Reichel,  of  Salem,  N.  C,  and  the  music  by  Rt.  Rev. 
Peter  Wolle,  of  Bethlehem,  both  pupils  of  iSoo  : 

Come,  joyful  hallelujahs  raise, 
The  tribute  bring  of  grateful  praise  ! 
Exalt,  extol  the  wondrous  love 
Of  Him  who  lives  and  reigns  above  ! 
His  blessings  and  His  mercies  all 
Our  songs  and  sweetest  anthems  call ; 
The  riches  of  His  bounteous  hand 
Still  cheer  and  crown  our  favor'd  land  ! 

He  is  our  God  and  our  defence, 
«,  In  danger  He  our  confidence  ; 

In  happiness,  our  Guard  and  Guide, 
He  ever  will  for  us  provide. 
His  matchless  goodness  He  displays 
To  brighten  and  to  bless  our  days ; 

Then  let  us  join,  his  name  to  sing, 
And  hallowed  hymns  harmonious  bring  ! 
Oh  tune  thy  harp  and  strike  thy  lay, 
America  !  Columbia  ! 

In  conclusion.  Bishop  Wolle  pronoimccd  the  benedic- 
tion.    The  meeting  of  former  pupils  and  inhabitants  of  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  27 

village  in  the  square  after  the  exercises  was  of  an  interest- 
ing character,  as  the  speaker's  remarks  had  recalled  scenes 
and  revived  recollections  in  which  both  were  interested. 

At  five  o'clock  the  Hall-bell  announced  tea.  A  boun- 
tiful meal  had  been  spread  in  the  Chapel,  and  two  hun- 
dred and  eighty-three  persons  partook  of  the  hospitality 
of  the  Institution.  In  accordance  with  the  usage  of  for- 
mer times,  grace^was  sung.,  and  there  was  scarce  a  voice 
that  failed  to  join  in  the  familiar  stanza : 

"  Each  crumb  thou  dost  allow  us 
With  gratitude  shall  bow  us, 
Accounting  all  for  us  too  good." 

The  din  of  knives  and  forks,  and  the  clatter  of  plates, 
which  broke  the  succeeding  silence,  were  reverberated  by 
walls  and  ceiling,  and  indicated  the  good-will  with  which 
the  company  entered  upon  the  duties  of  the  moment.  The 
room  was  decorated  with  vases  of  flowers  ;  and  as  the  eye 
glanced  rouiid  the  spacious  apartment,  and  took  in  the 
long  tables  well  loaded  with  wholesome  viands,  and  the 
medley  of  delighted  faces,  young  and  old,  male  and  fe- 
male, in  one  promiscuous  confusion  of  good-humor,  the 
scene  presented  was  indeed  original  and  pleasing. 

There  was  much  to  recall  the  past.  The  pupils  of  the 
school  sat  arranged  in  classes,  with  their  respective  teach- 
ers at  the  head  of  the  tables.  The  rap  of  the  knife  on 
the  loaf — that  well-known  signal  to  the  hungry  urchin — 
had  the  desired  effect,  as  might  be  seen  from  the  long  line 
of  upturned  hands  and  fingers  that  spoke  by  dumb  show 
the  wants  of  their  owners.  The  huge  tea  and  coffee  cans 
were  rather  less  indented  than  those  of  former  times ;  but 
the  fried  potatoes,  the  cold  meat  and  the  doughnuts  were 
old  friends  with  well-known  faces,  and  welcomed  as  such. 
It  required  little  effort  of  the  fancy  to  fill  up  the  deficien- 


28  NAZARETH  HALL. 

cies  of  the  picture,  and  to  be  once  again  a  veritable  pupil 
at  an  old-time  supper-table  in  Nazareth  Hall.  Social 
chat  enlivened  the  meal ;  and  on  order  being  restored,  the 
President  communicated  several  of  the  letters  received 
from  absent  former  pupils,  and  among  them  the  following 
two — the  first  from  Mr.  Thomas  Horsfield,  Librarian  of 
the  East  India  House,  London,  a  pupil  of  17S5;  and 
the   second  from  Mr.  Jacob   Kummer,  of  Bethlehem,  a 

pupil  of  17S6  : 

"  Library  East  India  House,  ) 
"  London,  May  18,  1855.         \ 
''  The  Rev.  Edward  H.  Reichel, 

"Principal  of  the  Moravian  Boarding-school,  at  Nazareth  Hall: 

''  Dear  Sir  :  I  have  the  pleasure  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  your  circular,  dated  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  March  3, 
1S55,  and  sent  from  Nazareth  on  the  30th  of  the  same 
month,  and  to  inform  you  that  I  have  forwarded,  by  the 
kind  assistance  of  Mr.  William  Mallalieu,  a  small  memo- 
rial in  behalf  of  my  interest  in  the  proposed  Reunion,  to 
be  held  at  Nazareth,  on  the  Sth  of  June  next.  In  this 
book  I  have  taken  the  liberty  to  inscribe  my  own  name, 
with  those  of  my  fellow-pupils  who  entered  the  school  in 
17S5.     It  is  intended  for  the  library  of  your  establishment.* 

"  Allow  me  briefly  to  add,  that  at  this  period  of  my  life, 
having  just  commenced  my  eighty-third  year,  I  can  truly 
say  that  I  recall  with  pleasure  the  three  years,  from  17S5 
to  178S,  which  I  spent  at  Nazareth  Hall,  under  the  care 
and  instruction  of  your  venei^able  grandfather,  Charles 
Gotthold  Reichel. 

"With  best  wishes  for  the  prosperity  of  your  establish- 
ment, I  remain  respectfully, 

''  Yours, 

"  Thomas  Horsfield, 

''  Pupil  of  1785." 
*  A  copy  of  "  Plantx  Javanicae  Rariores,"  London,  1853. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  29 

"Mr.  E.  F.  Bleck: 

"Bethlehem,  June  5,  1855. 

"  Dear  Sir  :  Youi"  circular,  addressed  to  all  former 
pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall,  inviting  them  and  their  families 
to  meet  together  at  Nazareth  on  Friday,  June  S,  has  been 
duly  received  by  me  ;  and  although  I  still  feel  very  much 
attached  to  the  good  old  building  in  which  I  received  in- 
struction, and  to  '  the  various  spots  in  the  neighborhood, 
teeming  with  interesting  reminiscences  of  times  long  gone 
by,'  and  should  be  delighted  to  '  revive  recollections  of 
scenes  and  events  that  checkered  life's  sprightly  time  of 
youth,'  yet  I  must  beg  you  to  take  the  will  for  the  deed  ; 
and  I  confidently  hope  that  all  the  '  former  pupils  of 
Nazareth  Hall,'  assembled  this  year  at  the  annual  cele- 
bration, will  kindly  excuse  me,  after  having  heard  what  I 
further  have  to  say. 

"  I  believe  I  am  the  oldest  living  scholar  of  Nazareth 
Hall.  The  school,  as  it  is  at  present,  was  commenced  in 
17S5,  when  the  Rev.  Charles  G.  Reichel,  the  grandfather 
of  the  present  Principal,  arrived  from  Europe,  to  open  a 
boarding-school  for  boys  at  Nazareth  Hall,  and  in  17S6  I 
entered  the  school,  being  then  only  four  years  of  age.  I 
remained  ten  years  as  pupil  in  the  school,  and  in  1803  I 
again  entered  the  Hall  as  teacher,  and  continued  in  that 
capacity  five  years. 

"  Much  as  I  should  like  to  revive  many  former  recol- 
lections, I  find  in  the  review,  that  instead  of  pleasing  in- 
cidents, there  would  be  many  more  of  sadness  passing 
before  my  mind.  I  would  find  myself  standing  solitary 
and  alone,  without  any  of  niy  old  school-companions  ; 
and  of  the  various  spots  in  the  neighborhood,  once  so  in- 
teresting to  me,  how  few  would  I  find  as  they  were  for- 
merly !  Now,  all  are  changed,  perhaps  quite  as  beauti- 
15 


30  NAZARETH  HALL. 

ful  as  they  were  sixty  years  ago,  but  still  they  are  changed, 
and  not  the  same  loved  places. 

"  I  remember  when  the  two  stately  linden  trees  near 
the  gate  leading  from  the  yard  to  the  garden  were  not 
thicker  than  my  arm,  and  one  of  them,  I  hear,  is  no 
more.* 

"  Thus  I  could  probably  enumerate  a  hundred  and 
more  different  things  which  are  not  as  they  were  in  my 
time,  and  which  would  jDroduce  a  deep-felt  sadness  in  my 
mind. 

"  Even  of  my  former  scholars  in  Nazareth  Hall,  ho.w 
few  should  I  find  alive  if  I  should  go  through  the  list ! 
Besides  all  this,  I  feel  that  at  my  age  it  is  highly  neces- 
sar}'  to  keep  as  calm  as  possible  ;  the  excitement  of  the 
occasion  would  be  more  than  I  could  well  bear.  And 
being  corpulent,  it  would  certainly  take  all  the  breath  my 
lungs  could  afford  to  carry  me  from  the  Hall  to  the  far- 
ther end  of  the  pleasure-garden,  and  with  the  greatest 
difficulty  could  I  get  back  again  ;  much  less  could  I  think 
of  walking  along  the  different  roads  ;  and  it  would  be 
quite  out  of  the  question  to  go  up  and  down  the  slopes  of 
the  pleasant  walks.  So  that,  upon  the  whole,  I  am  sure 
that  my  presence  in  your  midst  would  only  be  a  clog  to 
the  enjoyment  of  all  the  company.  One  thing  more  I 
must  mention — that  having  always  been  in  good  health, 
I  can  still  enjoy  life,  perhaps,  more  than  most  others  of 
my  age,  being  now  in  my  seventy-fourth  year,  and  that 
although  I  am  upward  of  threescore  and  ten  years  old, 
I  still  have  the  pleasure  and  satisfaction  of  seeing  here, 
at  Bethlehem,  one  of  my  former  teachers,  the  Right  Rev- 
erend Andrew  Benade. 

"  Permit  me,  in  conclusion,  to  wish  you  and  every  in- 
dividual assembled  at  Nazareth  Hall  on  the  occasion 
*  Both  are  Gfone. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  31 

much  joy  and  happiness  for  this  and   many  succeeding 
days. 

"  In  spirit  I  shall  be  with  you. 

''  Yours,  truly,  etc., 

"Jacob  Kummer, 

"/'«//7<?/i786 

The  society  having  been  called  to  order  for  business, 
.  the  following  resolutions  were  adopted  : 

Resolved.,  That  the  letters  received  from  former  pupils 
of  Nazareth  Hall  be  put  on  file,  and  be  the  property  of 
this  association. 

Resolved.,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this  society  that  no 
more  of  the  trees  within  an  area  of  two  square  miles  about 
the  village  be  cut  down  ;  and  that  Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel, 
Principal,  and  Rev.  W.  L.  Lennert,  pastor,  be  requested 
to  exert  their  influence  to  have  this  resolution  carried 
into  effect. 

Resolved.,  That  the  thanks  of  the  meeting  be  tendered 
to  Rev.  Dr.  Berg  for  his  address,  and  that  a  copy  of  the 
same  be  requested  for  publication. 

Resolved.,  That  the  historical  sketch  of  Nazareth  Hall, 
written  and  furnished  by  Rev.  L.  T.  Reichel,  of  Salem, 
N.  C,  be  printed  with  the  above  address,  in  connection 
with  the  proceedings  of  the  day. 

Mr.  John  Beck,  of  Litiz  (a  pupil  of  1799),  now  rose 
and  said  :  "  He  was  at  a  loss  for  words  with  which  to  ex- 
press the  happiness  he  experienced  throughout  the  day 
and  felt  at  the  present  moment.  Fifty-six  years  ago,  this 
very  day,  he  had  been  brought  here  to  school.  Born  and 
raised  beyond  the  Blue  Mountain,  he  remembered  well 
with  what  astonishment  he  looked  upon  the  huge  build- 
ing into  which  he  was  about  to  be  entered.  St.  Peter's  at 
Rome    could    not  have    awakened  ideas  of  the  sublime 


33  NAZARETH  HALL. 

more  forcibly  than  did  die  Hall  as  it  first  rose  up  in 
majesty  before  his  wondering  gaze.  That  he  was  none 
of  the  brightest  when  he  arrived  here  from  his  rustic 
home,  he  well  knew.  There  could  not  be  much  expected 
of  him,  3'et  he  had  been  trained  and  taught  to  some  pur- 
pose in  this  Institution  of  learning.  The  practical  educa- 
tion he  had  received  within  its  walls  had  served  him  well, 
as  all  who  were  acquainted  with  him  knew.  On  this 
very  floor,  and  almost  on  the  very  spot  on  which  he 
stood,  he  had  made  his  first  essays  as  a  juvenile  orator. 
Here,  too,  he  had  received  indelible  impressions  of  the 
great  trutlis  of  religion.  He  thanked  the  teacher  who 
had  first  turned  his  attention  to  the  concerns  of  his  soul ; 
and,  though  he  was  long  since  gone  to  a  better  world,  yet 
most  sacredly  did  he  revere  his  memory.  To-day  he  felt 
himself  a  schoolboy  again.  A  host  of  incidents  crowded 
on  his  recollection.  The  comic  and  the  serious  strove  for 
the  mastery.  How  could  he  ever  forget  the  holiday-feast 
down  at  Danke's,  where  they  had  gingerbread  and  small 
beer?  In  those  days  the  scholars  were  mulcted  a  farthing 
for  talking  at  meals,  a  ha'penny  for  falling  on  the  floor, 
onepence  for  tearing  a  leaf  out  of  a  book,  twopence  for 
telling  a  lie,  and  threepence  for  an  oath  ;  and  whenever 
the  treasury  was  filled,  it  was  turned  to  advantage  in  an 
excursion  to  Danke's,  where  gingerbread  and  small  beer 
were  to  be  had.  It  was  a  most  delicious  treat — it  tasted 
good  yet  I  When  seated  at  the  tea-table  this  evening,  he 
noticed  the  march  of  improvement,  and  oh  how  different 
from  the  times  when  boys  fared,  mornings  and  evenings, 
on  milk  and  brown  bread  !  Cujds  were  a  rarity  in  those 
days,  and  milk  was  dipped  up  from  pewter  plates  with 
pewter  spoons.  How  the  softness  of  the  metal  tempted 
the  busy,  mischievous  fingers  of  the  schoolboy,  at  all 
times  itching  to  cut,  carve  and  devise.     Many  were   the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  33 

circles  nicely  drawn  with  the  fork  (used  as  a  pair  of  divi- 
ders on  the  broad  surface  of  the  useful  dish)  until  the 
metal  gave  way  and  the  perforated  plate  rendered  but 
imperfect  service.  The  wholesome  beverage,  true  to  the 
laws  of  hydraulics,  issued  forth,  saturating  the  white 
table-cloth  beneath  ;  but  well-moulded  plugs  of  plastic 
bread  effectually  stopped  the  wasteful  leakage." 

The  sjDeaker  proceeded  to  narrate  incidents  of  a  similar 
character,  in  a  style  ludicrously  graphic,  and  which  called 
forth  repeated  plaudits  from  his  delighted  hearers. 
Among  others,  the  circumstances  which  resulted  in  the 
introduction  of  coffee  for  breakfast  were  amusingly  de- 
tailed. 

"  When  on  a  visit,"  said  he,  "  to  Nazareth  a  few  years 
ago,  in  company  with  a  gentleman  who  had  also  been 
educated  here,  as  they  entered  into  the  '  square,'  they 
stood  on  the  walk  below  and  admired  their  Alma*  Mater 
in  her  noble  simplicity.  He  then  remarked,  and  would 
repeat  the  observation  now,  that  Nazareth  Hall  had 
turned  out  more  practically-trained  men  than  any  other 
school.  Though  the  Institute  had  seen  many  ups  and 
downs,  he  felt  confident  that  he  would  be  borne  out  in 
the  assertion,  that  on  this  day  the  '  Old  Hall'  had  reason 
to  feel  proud — that  it  stood  pre-eminent  among  the  schools 
of  the  day,  with  a  staunch  and  highly  respectable  patron- 
age, an  enviable  reputation,  and  the  prospect  of  a  bright 
and  prosperous  future  ;  and  no  doubt  the  prayers  of  its 
pious  founders,  uttered  a  century  ago,  were  now  being  an- 
swei-ed  by  the  smiles  of  a  gracious  Providence." 

The  speaker  was  repeatedly  interrupted  by  manifesta- 
tions of  assent ;  and  when  he  sat  down  rounds  of  hearty 
applause  rewarded  his  effort. 

Mr.  Philip  A.  Cregar  proposed  the  following  sentiment : 

"  Our  Alma  Mater" — God  bless  her  !     May  she  ever 

15* 


34  NAZARETH  HALL. 

continue  to  exert  her  hallowed  influence  in  training  future 
generations  for  usefulness  both  in  Church  and  State." 

Rev.  Edmund  de  Schweinitz,  of  Philadelphia,  alluded 
very  feelingly  to  the  death  of  Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler, 
who  had  been  a  deeply-interested  participant  of  the  fes- 
tivities of  the  day  last  year.     He  said  : 

"  Mr.  President  :  '  There  is  a  time  to  laugh,'  and  a 
time  to  be  serious ;  and  if  I  now  speak  words  of  serious- 
ness, they  will,  I  trust,  not  be  considered  out  of  place. 

"  I  rise,  sir,  by  request,  to  fulfill  a  duty,  a  sacred  duty, 
which  this  society  owes  to  the  memory  of  a  departed  as- 
sociate. 

"  When  the  gentlemen  of  last  year's  reunion  came  to 
this  place  and  into  this  house,  they  were  most  cordially 
welcomed  to  the  scenes  of  their  boyhood's  days  by  one 
who  had  once  been  their  fellow-scholar,  but  who  was  then 
the  Inspector  of  Nazareth  Hall.  And  although  he  was 
dwelling  at  the  time  in  a  desolate  home,  stricken  in  mind 
and  in  body,  near,  very  near,  to  the  valley  of  the  shadow 
of  death,  yet  so  vividly  were  the  recollections  of  former 
years  awakened,  and  so  freely  were  the  fountains  of  his 
feelings  opened,  that,  as  I  have  been  informed  by  one  of 
the  gentlemen  present,  he  repeatedly  declared  it  to  be  the 
happiest  day  of  his  life. 

"  Mr.  President,  I  look  around  this  chapel,  but  I  do  not 
see  our  friend.  He  is  gone — gone  that  road  which  all  of 
us  must  go  ;  but  I  can  lead  you  to  a  spot  where  you  will 
hear  of  him.  At  Bethlehem  there  is  a  beautiful  cemetery — 
God's  acre,  we  love  to  call  it  in  Moravian  language — and 
on  that  acre  there  is  a  lowly  mound  and  simple  slab  upon 
it  bearing  this  inscription :  '  In  memo?y  of  Edward 
Rondthaler.^ 

"  I  see  before  me  former  teachers  and  former  com- 
panions of  our  departed  associate,  but  many  more  who 


NAZARETH  HALL.  35 

were  his  scholars.  I,  amongst  the  rest,  belong  to  the 
latter,  and  I  rejoice  in  being  able,  on  this  occasion,  to 
bring  a  feeble  tribute  to  his  memory,  for  I  owe  him 
much. 

"  Mr.  President :  Edward  Rondthaler  was  no  ordinary, 
but,  in  the  fullest  sense,  an  extraordinary  man — a  genius. 
Had  he  chosen,  he  might  have  gone  the  way  of  earthly 
fame,  and  niight  have  employed  his  many  and  wonderful 
talents  in  the  acquisition  of  glory  and  renown  amongst 
men.  But  he  did  not.  He  went  another  road  and  sought 
out  another  career,  even  the  service  of  a  Master  who  is 
Divine.  Called  to  preach  the  gospel  of  Jesus  Christ,  he 
obeyed  ;  and  as  a  Christian  minister  devoted  all  his  intel- 
lectual powers,  and  all  his  profound  knowledge,  to  the 
furtherance  of  the  highest  and  most  momentous  interests 
of  his  fellow-men  ;  laboring  in  so  glorious  a  cause  with 
an  enthusiastic  fervor  of  spirit  not  often  to  be  found. 
And  it  was  here,  in  this  venerable  building,  that  he  ac- 
quired much  of  his  knowledge ;  it  was  here  that  his 
scholars  daily  saw  him  poring  over  his  books,  as  he  sat 
at  his  teacher's  table  in  one  of  the  upper  rooms.  Those 
ever  memorable  books !  I  saw  some  of  those  identical 
volumes  this  afternoon  in  the  library  of  the  Theological 
Seminary.  How  forcibly  they  x'eminded  me  of  by-gone 
days !  The  image  of  my  departed  teacher  rose  anew 
upon  my  memory,  bending  over  his  dictionaries  and 
grammars,  while  piles  of  dusty  tomes  fairly  besieged  him 
on  all  sides.  But  with  this  image  came  also  the  reflection 
that  he  had  well  done  his  work  on  earth  ;  that,  although 
his  years  were  few  and  his  life  but  a  span,  he  had  yet, 
as  teacher,  as  minister  of  the  gospel,  and  as  Principal  of 
this  Institution,  accomplished  much  for  the  good  of  his 
fellow-men  and  for  the  glory  of  his  Redeemer  and  his 
God. 


36  NAZARETH  HALL. 

"  Happy  shall  we,  the  former  teachers,  companions 
and  scholars  of  Edward  Rondthaler,  be  if  the  same  shall 
come  to  be  said  of  us  ! 

"  Mr.  President,  I  am  not  about  to  preach,  although 
j^reaching  is  my  most  sacred  duty  ;  yet,  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  we  have  to-day  to  mourn  a  departed  associate — 
and  such  an  associate  ! — I  cannot  refrain  from  turning  to 
the  gentlemen  who  composed  the  reunion  company  of 
last  year,  with  the  solemn  words  of  my  Master,  'Be  ye 
also  ready  !'  Yea,  I  cannot  refrain  from  turning  unto  all 
who  are  now  here  assembled,  in  order  to  remind  them 
that  good,  and  great,  and  glorious  as  this  reunion  has 
been  to-day,  there  is  another  and  an  eternal  one  at  hand  ; 
and  that  is  infinitely  better,  infinitely  greater  and  more 
glorious.  Oh  that  all  of  us,  from  the  youngest  former 
scholar  even  to  the  eldest,  could  but  have  a  share  therein, 
and  meet  again  before  '  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the 
Lamb !' " 

Mr.  Charles  M.  Lewis,  of  Philadelphia,  alluded  with 
much  originality  to  his  past  career  as  a  scholar  at  Naza- 
reth Hall,  expressed  regret  for  what  he  had  done  amiss 
or  left  undone,  and  concluded  with  observing  that  the  in- 
cidents of  the  day,  the  familiar  scenes  and  objects  around 
and  in  the  vicinity,  had  so  completely  carried  him  into 
the  past  that  he  found  it  extremely  difficult  to  refrain  from 
engaging  in  those  manifestations  of  exuberance  which 
had  earned  for  him  some  notoriety  while  at  school. 

G.  Morgan  Eldridge,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia,'  now  rose 
and  said  : 

"  I  have  been  much  pleased,  Mr.  President,  to  hear, 
from  the  various  gentlemen  who  have  so  ably  and  agree- 
ably entertained  us  this  afternoon,  of  the  pleasurable  re- 
miniscences which  occupy  their  minds  in  recalling  their 
schoolboy  days  spent  within  its  venerable  walls  ;  but  it 


/ 

NAZARETH  HALL.  37 

appears  to  me  that  it  were  well  that  we  should  view  the 
subject  in  another  light. 

"  It  seems  to  me,  sir,  that  we  might  with  profit  consider 
what  disposition  we  had  made  of  the  very  important 
period  of  our  lives  that  has  elapsed  between  the  time 
when  we,  like  our  young  successors  here  beside  xis,  were 
wondering  what  kind  of  a  thing  life  would  be,  and  the 
present,  plunged  as  we  are  headlong  into  the  strife  and 
struggle  of  the  busy  world. 

"  It  is  a  question  of  grave  importance  to  each  of  us, 
whether,  during  that  period,  we  have  properly  used  and 
fully  improved  our  advantages  and  opportunities,  for  so 
many  of  which  we  are  indebted  to  the  fostering  care  of  this 
our  Alma  Mater ;  and  I  apprehend  that  it  would  much 
tend  to  the  improvement  of  such  of  us  as  have  not  (and 
they  will  comprise  a  large  majority  of  our  number),  if, 
whenever  our  minds  revert  to  the  pleasures  of  to-day's  re- 
union, we  ask  ourselves  whether  we  have,  to  the  utmost 
of  our  ability,  availed  ourselves  of  those  advantages,  and 
made  the  best  use  in  our  power  of  the  time  since  we  were 
boys  together. 

"  If  the  question  meets  a  negative  answer,  let  us,  in  duty 
bound,  resolve  that,  though  the  past  cannot  return,  still, 
as  the  future  is  ours,  we  will  make  such  better  use  of  it 
that,  when  we  meet  here  from  time  to  time  hereafter,  we 
may  look  back  to  this  day  as  the  commencement  of  a 
new  course,  and  the  first  dawn  of  the  brighter  prospects 
which  will  assuredly  ensue  from  the  steadfast  carrying  out 
of  such  better  resolves.  And  let  us  determine  so  to  keep 
such  resolution  that,  when  we  have  run  our  race  here  be- 
low and  are  gathered  to  our  fathers,  we  may  deserve 
such  a  remembrance  from  our  surviving  friends,  when 
they  gather  around  this  board,  as  we  have  had  in  the  elo- 
quent tribute  paid  to  the  late  Edward  Rondthaler.     Let 


38  NAZARETH  HALL. 

US  do  this,  and  we  will  find  so  great  advantage  arising 
from  it  that  we  will  never  hereafter  fail  to  make  an  annual 
pilgrimage  to  the  old  Hall ;  and  whenever  it  may  lie  in 
our  power  we  will  give  our  successors  an  opportunity  of 
going  the  same  road  that  we  have  traveled  before  them, 
with  a  well-assured  confidence  that  it  will  be  as  beneficial 
to  them  as  it  has  been  to  us." 

Mr.  James  N.  Beck  proposed  the  following  sentiment: 
"  The  '  Bethlehem  Sextette.' — May  they  ever  be  bound  to 
us  by  the  '  cotn/iion  chord^  of  friendship  ;  may  their  '•  uiii- 
so7is'  always  be  those  of  good-fellowship  and  perfect  '  har- 
mo7iy  f  their  '  doininaiit''  a  ruling  passion  to  excel ;  their 
'  tonic '  rarely,  if  ever,  anything  stronger  than  tea  or  coffee  ; 
and  all  their  '  rests'  spent  in  the  unalloyed  pleasures  of 
domestic  felicity." 

Rt.  Rev.  John  C.  Jacobson,  a  trustee  of  the  Insti- 
tion,  dwelt  forcibly  and  at  large  on  the  system  of  edu- 
cation pursued  by  the  Moravians  in  their  schools 
— a  system  which  makes  no  pretensions  to  superficial 
display  and  the  rapid  attainment  of  so-called  accomplish- 
ments, but  which  strives  patiently  and  laboriously  to 
plough  up  the  stubborn  soil,  to  lay  deep  and  firm  the  foun- 
dation for  the  future  building ;  to  analyze  the  ground  that 
is  to  receive  the  seed,  to  adapt  the  seed  to  the  ground,  to 
sow  in  the  name  of  God  and  to  the  glory  of  God,  and  to 
look  to  him  in  patience  and  in  hope  for  the  fruits  of  the 
future  harvest. 

The  Principal,  in  conclusion,  made  a  few  remarks  ex- 
pressive of  his  gratifica'tion  at  the  occurrences  of  the  day, 
and  the  meeting  adjourned. 

In  the  evening  the  Ilall  was  illuminated.  A  transpa- 
rency, with  the  word  "  Reunion"  in  large  characters,  was 
displayed  in  front  of  the  building,  and  the  belfry  was  fan- 
cifully decorated.     To  add  to  the  pleasures  of  the  enter- 


NA  ZARE  TH  HALL.  39 

tainment,  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Lilliendahl,  of  New  York,  had 
furnished  a  selection  of  elaborate  fireworks,  which  were 
exhibited  under  his  superintendence. 

Arotary  globe,  the  "diamond  and  cross,"  and  "Reunion," 
were  conspicuous  for  brilliancy  of  effect.  The  evening 
was  lovely,  and  the  square  was  crowded  with  spectators. 
At  the  close  of  the  exhibition  the  village  pastor  invited 
the  assembly  to  join  in  singing  a  hymn  of  praise,  and  thus 
the  pleasing  exercises  of  this  interesting  day  were  con- 
cluded. 


THIRD    REUNION 


FORMER  PUPILS,  June  6,   1856, 
(Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel,  Principal.) 

The  day  appointed  by  the  President,  in  his  circular  of 
March  14,  for  the  third  reunion,  dawned  unpropitiously, 
for  the  sky  was  overcast,  and  a  chilly  east  wind,  with  oc- 
casional showers  of  rain,  rendered  the  air  raw  and  damp. 
Altogether  it  augured  ill  for  a  Nazareth  Hall  boys'  hol- 
iday. But  when  did  clouds  or  rain  or  wind  ever  inter- 
fei'e  with  schoolboys  bent  on  enjoying  themselves? 

Alone  and  in  carriage  loads  the  old  scholars  arrived  at 
the  village  inn.  The  joyful  recognition  of  schoolmates 
who  had  never  met  since  they  had  bidden  each  other 
good-bye  on  that  eventful  day  which  closed  what  seemed 
a  year  of  weary  imprisonment — the  meeting  of  teachers 
and  inspector  with  former  scholars  and  with  each  other — 
combined  to  render  the  scene  one  of  real  interest  and  un- 
affected feeling. 

But  the  "  three-quarter  bell"  has  been  ringing  for  some 
time.  The  voice  of  Mr.  Ernest  F.  Bleck,  once  their 
teacher,  now  their  President,  disperses  the  happy  knots 
gathered  here  and  there  within  and  without  the  inn  ;  two 
by  two,  as  of  old,  they  are  marshaled  into  procession, 
and,  preceded  by  a  band  of  musicians  from  Bethlehem, 
move  toward  the  Hall.  Arrived  in  the  square,  the  pres- 
ent boys  and  teachers  are  seen  collected  on  and  about  the 

40 


NAZARETH  HALL.  41 

Stoop.  As  the  procession  nears,  and  the  sound  of  music 
has  ceased,  a  shout  of  hurrahs  greets  the  old  scholars, 
who  form  themselves  into  a  line  facing  their  venerable 
Alma  Mater.  Master  James  I.  Grafton,*  of  Boston,  a 
member  of  the  first-room  company,  then  stepped  forward 
and  addressed  them  as  follows : 

"  Gentlemen  of  the  Reunion  Society,  in  behalf  of  the 
boys  of  Nazareth  Hall,  I  bid  you  welcome  to  our  com- 
mon mother.  In  spite  of  clouds  and  rain,  never  has  her 
time-worn  face  beamed  with  kindlier  smiles  than  to-day, 
as  she  beholds  so  many  of  her  children  gather  around  her. 
It  is  with  joy  and  pride  she  sees  her  boys  have  not  forgot- 
ten her,  and  she  greets  them  most  heartily.  We  hope  the 
day,  about  to  be  spent  amid  scenes  consecrated  by  a  thou- 
sand recollections  of  boyhood,  may  prove  a  pleasant  and 
memorable  one  to  you  all.  We  also  welcome  the  guests 
who  are  come  to  participate  in  the  festivities,  and  may  it 
be  to  them  and  us  a  season  of  unalloyed  and  sanctified 
enjoyment." 

The  President  of  the  association  briefly  responded, 
after  which  the  Principal  announced  the  programme  for 
the  day,  and  the  society  proceeded  to  business  in  the 
chapel. 

After  dinner  a  drizzling  rain  set  in,  seemingly  preclud- 
ing the  possibility  of  rambling  and  indulging  in  outdoor 
amusements.  Some  of  the  Reunlonists,  however,  with  a 
traditional  disregard  of  wet  feet  and  damp  clothes,  set  out 
for  the  woods,  bent  upon  once  more  at  least  seeing  their 
former  playgrounds.  The  greater  part,  however,  were  to 
be  found  within  the  Hall,  roaming  from  room  to  room 
and  from  floor  to  floor.  All  the  minutiae  of  indoor  Hall- 
life  were  reviewed,  and  a  thousand  associations  connected 
with  the  school-rooms,  the  "  chambers,  "  the  dining-room, 

*  Killed  in  battle  at  Averysboro',  March  16,  1865. 
16 


42  NAZARETH  HALL. 

the  sleeping-halls,  the  sick-room,  the  chapel  and  the  gar- 
rets were  vividly  brought  to  mind.  Here  was  a  group 
standing  around,  or,  contrary  to  rules,  seated  on  the  tables, 
comparing  the  recollections  of  incidents  that  had  there 
transpired.  The  names  of  comrades  were  passed  in  re- 
view, and  as  far  as  was  possible  the  subsequent  history  of 
each  individual  traced  or  recounted.  And  it  was  found 
that  some  were  dead,  and  that  some,  alas !  were  living 
lives  of  ignominy,  recreant  to  their  faithful  mother's  teach- 
ings. There  was  another  group  gathered  around  a  teacher, 
recalling  both  pleasant  and  unpleasant  incidents  that  had 
occurred  in  years  gone  by.  Acts  of  kindness  and  se- 
verity on  the  one  hand,  of  willfulness  and  disobedience  on 
the  other,  were  severally  rehearsed.  Many  an  old  grudge 
was  here  confessed,  and  confessed  to  be  forgiven  and  for- 
gotten for  ever.  It  was  grateful  to  the  teacher  to  learn 
how  small  acts  of  kindness  on  his  part,  or  words  of  ear- 
nest admonition  from  his  lips,  were  still  affectionately  re- 
membered and  recognized  as  having  been  of  lasting  bene- 
fit ;  and  the  pupil  now  first  learned  how  much  solicitude 
had  been  expended  on  his  behalf,  and  how  he  had  miscon- 
strued or  misapprehended  the  words  and  acts  of  his  con- 
scientious preceptor.  Here  again  were  two  friends  pacing 
the  long  halls,  busy  in  comparing  biographical  notes  since 
they  had  last  parted.  It  was  with  a  mixed  feeling  of 
pleasui'e  and  sadness  that  they  recalled  the  sweet  dreams 
of  happiness  and  ambitious  hopes  in  which  they  in- 
dulged while  inmates  of  the  Hall,  and  from  which  the 
experiences  of  their  present  manhood  so  widely  differed. 
Each  felt  strengthened  to  return  to  the  active  duties  of 
life,  cheered  by  the  lessons  which  the  retrospect  into  the 
past  had  taught  him  so  impressively. 

At  three  o'clock  the  Reunionists  repaired  to  the  village 
church  to  participate  in  the  stated  exercises  of  the  day. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  43 

The  Rev.  Samuel  Reinke,  class  of  1799,  havingopenedwith 
prayer,  the  Pi-esident  introduced  Max.  Goepp,  Esq.,  class  of 
1841,  who  addressed  the  audience  in  an  oration  which 
was  replete  with  vigorous  and  philosophical  reflection  and 
scholarly  illustrations. 

At  five  o'clock  the  bell  rang  for  supper.  An  array  of 
happy  faces  was  soon  disposed  around  four  tables  extend- 
ing the  length  of  the  chapel,  and  loaded  with  all  the 
well-remembered  dishes  of  several  "  Hall "  suppers. 
After  the  buzz  of  conversation  had  been  hushed  by  a  rap 
on  the  table  from  the  President,  grace  was  sung  accord- 
ing to  old-time  custom,  and  each  one  addressed  himself  to 
the  pleasing  task  of  doing  "  Hall-boy"  justice  to  the 
many  good  things  before  him.  Impartiality  as  a  historian 
compels  the  writer  to  here  charge  the  "  old  boys"  with 
having  deported  themselves  to  a  man  very  unbecomingly  ; 
for  they  laughed  and  talked  aloud,  they  held  up  their 
fingers  for  "  more"  at  the  wrong  time,  and  some  even  sug- 
gested the  propriety  of  "  hooking"  doughnuts.  The 
young  boys  over  the  way  caught  the  infection,  and  enjoyed 
themselves  perfectly  as  they  followed  the  indecorous  ex- 
ample set  them. 

The  reading  of  letters  from  absent  former  pupils  was 
now  in  order,  and  among  these  the  following  were 
communicated  : 

"Bethlehem,  June  4,  1856. 

"Your  circular  of  the  14th  of  March  last,  addressed  to 
all  former  inspectors,  teachers  and  pupils  of  Nazareth 
Hall,  informing  them  that  the  annual  meeting  of  its  Re- 
union Society  will  convene  on  June  6  next,  was  duly  re- 
ceived. I  regret  that  it  will  again  not  be  convenient  for 
me  to  be  present  on  that  interesting  occasion,  and  there- 
fore would  beg  to  be  permitted  instead  to  address  the  as- 
sociation in  writing  through  this  letter,  which  I  would  re- 


44  NAZARETH  HALL. 

quest  you  to  communicate.  Meetings  of  this  kind,  of 
which  two  have  ah'cady  been  held,  are  in  my  opinion 
highly  creditable  both  to  the  Hall  and  to  those  of  its  for- 
mer pupils  who  are  pleased,  in  this  wise,  to  express  their 
grateful  acknowledgment  of  the  benefits  derived  from 
spending  more  or  less  of  the  time  of  their  youth  at  that 
well-known  and  well-reputed  Institution. 

"  It  was  in  November,  1 795,  that  I  entered  Nazareth  Hall 
in  the  capacity  of  teacher,  and  the  reminiscences  which  I 
retain  of  my  four  years'  residence  there  are  mostly  agree- 
able ones.  The  Rev.  Charles  G.  Reichel,  whose  kindness 
I  shall  never  forget,  was  Inspector  at  that  time.  With 
my  fellow-teachers  I  had  the  satisfaction  of  being  on 
good  and  friendly  terms.  To  the  pupils,  more  especially 
to  those  whom  I  had  to  instruct  and  to  supervise,  I  be- 
came much  attached  ;  and  am  happy  to  say  that  most  of 
them,  by  their  diligence,  progress  and  dutiful  deportment, 
rendered  the  performance  of  my  duties  an  easy  and  pleas- 
ant one.  The  beauties  of  nature,  which  the  environs  of 
Nazareth  offer,  I  greatly  enjoyed ;  and  the  acquaintance 
I  made  with  some  worthy  and  intelligent  citizens  of  the 
town  was  also  a  source  of  pleasure. 

"  But  many  of  those  who  then  were  known  and  dear 
to  me  in  the  Hall  and  in  the  town  have  departed  this  life, 
while  I  have  lived  to  be  a  very  aged  man  of  fourscore  and 
seven  years.  Still,  I  have  great  reason  to  be  thankful  for 
the  measure  of  health  with  which  I  have  been  blessed. 
Thus  I  have  been  enabled  to  employ  myself  in  my  retii^e- 
ment  chiefly  with  reading  and  studying  that  Book  which 
is  the  inexhaustible  source  of  divine  wisdom  and  know- 
ledge, and  whose  pages  teach  that  godliness  which  is 
profitable  unto  all  things,  having  promise  of  the  life  that 
now  is  and  of  that  which  is  to  come. 

"  With  my  best  respects  to  yourself  and  to  the  highly 


NAZARETH  HALL.  45 

esteemed  friends  who  with  you  will  participate  in  this 
year's  Reunion  at  Nazareth  Hall,  and  with  sincere  wishes 
for  your  and  their  temporal  welfare  and  eternal  happi- 
ness, 

"  I  remain,  dear  sir,  yours, 

"  Andrew  Benade, 

"  7>//or  1 795- 1 800." 


"  Senate  Chamber,  March  14,  1856. 
"  My  Dear  Old  Friend  and  Teacher  :  I  have 
delayed  a  reply  for  a  day  or  two  to  your  letter  of  the  7th 
inst.,  conveying  to  me  an  invitation  to  address  the  Re- 
union Society  of  Nazareth  Hall  on  the  6th  of  June  next, 
in  the  hope  that  I  might  be  able  to  accept  it.  Such  a 
proposition,  and  coming  as  it  does  from  you,  not  only 
awakened  the  pleasantest  possible  of  all  memories,  but 
held  out  a  prospect  of  so  much  pure  enjoyment  that  I 
hesitated  long,  and  declined  only  from  the  conviction  that 
public  duties  here  cannot  be  arranged  as  to  permit  me  to 
act  so  far  in  advance.  I  must  therefore  decline  the  invi- 
tation, but  with  heartfelt  thanks,  be  assured,  for  the  kind- 
ness and  honor  it  conveyed  to  me.  Nevertheless,  my 
dear  sir,  I  shall  endeavor  to  steal  away  from  here,  and  join 
you  on  that  day,  if  possible,  with  my  family,  to  indulge 
my  heart's  yearning  for  its  first  love. 

"  Stephen  R.  Mallory, 

"  Pupil  of  1826." 


"New  York,  October  19,  1855. 
"  I  cannot  tell  you  what  pleasure  I  derived  from   the 
receipt  and  perusal  of  the  History  of  Nazareth  Hall,*  and 
*  Then  just  published. 


16* 


46  NAZARETH  HALL. 

of  the  account  of  the  Reunions  of  old  scholars.  I  read 
them  to  my  children,  and  talked  over  my  schoolboy  da}S 
around  our  evening  table,  much  to  their  delight ;  and  the 
only  thing  that  marred  the  enjoyment  I  experienced  in  re- 
viving hallowed  associations  was  the  fact  that  I  had  not 
participated  in  those  festive  gatherings.  As  I  read  how 
the  former  pupils  jDartook  of  a  repast  after  the  custom  of 
olden  days,  I  could  see  us  all  again  seated  around  the 
board,  with  our  pewter  plates,  a  large  dish  of  boiled  beef, 
or  sour-crout,  or  apple  pie,  or  wheaten  pap,  sprinkled  with 
brown  sugar,  set  before  us  ;  and  I  could  see  the  large  loaf 
in  the  tutor's  hand,  and  each  hungry  boy  gesticulating 
with  fingers  the  state  of  his  appetite.  Then  the  '  week- 
holders'  province  !'  For  the  emptying  of  slops  and  bring- 
ing of  water  they  were  entitled  to  the  remnants  of  the 
teachers'  portion  at  the  evening  meal !  How  forcibly, 
too,  was  Brother  Schmidt  brought  before  me  !  Dear  me  ! 
I  have  a  most  vivid  recollection  of  the  air  and  gait  with 
which  he  came  into  recitations,  with  a  round  of  buttered 
bread  in  his  hand,  munching  away  for  deal*  life  I 

"  But,  withal,  it  was  a  melancholy  thought  that  many 
of  my  comrades  have  gone  the  way  of  all  the  earth.  I 
marked  the  names  in  the  catalogue  I  knew  I  should  have 
missed,  and  prominent  among  these  was  that  of  my  inti- 
mate schoolmate,  John  Schropp,  with  whom,  in  school 
parlance,  I  '■  wettt  Joints^  in  all  matters  involving  expen- 
diture for  our  mutual  comfort — such  as  vespers,  etc.,  etc. 
I  naturally  recur  to  many  things  which  have  ever  endeared 
his  memory  to  me ;  among  the  rest  to  a  box  he  gave  me 
when  I  left  the  Hall,  in  which  are  preserved  my  youthful 
correspondence  and  German  and  English  school-books. 
His  memory  I  shall  ever  cherish  ;  and  as  I  believe  here- 
after we  shall  '  see  as  we  are  seen  and  know  as  we  are 
known,'  I  may  hope  to  ineet  him  in  that  great  Sanctuary, 


NAZARETH  HALL.  ^J 

where   we   shall   know   neither   sorrow  nor  sighing,  but 

shall  be  as  the  angels  of  God. 

"  Henry  Smith, 


"OcKBROOK,  England,  May  14,  1856. 
"  The  receipt  of  your  circular  of  March  14  afforded  me 
much  pleasure,  and  was  calculated  to  awaken  recollec- 
tions of  days  gone  by  which  I  delight  to  cherish.  Though 
my  personal  attendance  at  your  annual  meeting  is  out  of 
the  question,  I  am  not  the  less  sensible  of  your  kindness  ; 
and  I  beg  to  assure  you,  and  those  who  may  be  around 
you  on  that  occasion,  that  I  will  not  be  unmindful  of  your 
gathering  on  the  6th  of  June  next.  Alore  than  half  a 
century  has  passed  since  I  left  the  place  where  you  j^i'o- 
pose  to  hold  your  Reunion  ;  nevertheless,  I  remember 
Nazareth  Hall  and  its  environs  well,  and  often  have  I 
longed  to  revisit  my  native  land  and  the  abode  of  my  in- 
fancy and  early  youth.  Great,  no  doubt,  are  the  alter- 
ations and  improvements  that  have  taken  place  in  the 
Hall ;  still,  I  fancy  I  should  find  no  difficulty  in  recognizing 
the  stately  edifice,  with  its  gardens,  walks  and  meadows ; 
as  well  as  the  distant  hills,  brooks,  rivers,  woods  and  vil- 
lages. Lively  also  are  my  recollections  of  those  who 
were  engaged  as  teachers,  and  of  not  a  few  of  my  fellow- 
pupils.  But  how  many  of  them  are  gone — or,  I  should 
rather  say, /loxv  Jew  of  them  are  left  I  And  though  I 
might  for  a  little  while  imagine  myself  again  young,  as  I 
was  when  for  the  last  time  my  eyes  were  fixed  upon  the 
house  of  my  birth,  I  should  soon  be  aroused  from  the 
dream  of  my  youth  by  the  mournful  fact  that  the  majority 
of  those  to  whom  I  then  bid  farewell  are  now  sleeping  in 
the  silent  grave  ;  and  that  the  few  whose  memory  goes  as 


48  NAZARETH  HALL. 

far  back  as  mine  must  shortly  follow  them.  Nor  are  i-e- 
flections  such  as  these  confined  to  the  aged,  such  as  I  am  ; 
each  meeting  of  your  society  must  tend  to  remind  its 
members  of  the  rapid  flight  of  time  and  the  steady  ap- 
proach of  eternity.  And  if  these  gatherings  are,  on  the 
one  hand,  calculated  to  foster  kindly  feelings  among  those 
who  have  enjoyed  a  common  early  instruction,  and  to 
keep  alive  their  interest  in  the  Institution  they  frequented 
as  boys,  they  have,  on  the  other  hand,  a  powerful  tendency 
to  remind  the  young  of  the  necessity  of  redeeming  the 
time  given  them,  and  of  preparing  for  the  eternity  that  is 
before  them. 

"  Not  many  of  those  whom  you  will  meet  at  Nazareth 
Hall  on  the  day  named  in  your  circular,  or  who  have  for 
a  longer  or  shorter  period  resided  within  its  walls,  can 
feel  a  deeper  interest  in  its  prosperity  than  I  do.  And  I 
can  say  that,  as  the  prospect  of  my  visiting  the  place  of 
my  birth  decreases,  my  remembrance  of  it,  and  my  inter- 
est in  its  welfare,  increase  ;  nor  shall  I  cease  to  pray  that 
it  maybe  set  for  a  blessing  to  many — not  onl}' by  leading 
the  young  to  the  acquirement  of  what  is  useful  and  praise- 
worthy, but  also,  and  especially,  by  directing  them  to  the 
path  of  life,  and  making  them  acquainted  with  their  God 
and  Saviour.  With  these  sentiments,  however  imperfectly 
expressed, 

"  I  am,  very  sincerely,  yours, 

"  Samuel  R.  Reichel, 

"■  Pupil  of  1800." 

After  the  reading  of  these  letters,  Mr.  Lebbeus  Chap- 
man, Jr.,  of  New  York,  pupil  of  1S3S,  was  vociferously 
called  for ;  in  obedience  to  which  summons  he  rose,  and 
for  half  an  hour  kept  the  audience  in  alternate  bursts  of 
laughter  and  pauses  of  deep-felt  emotion.     The  descrip- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  49 

tion  he  gave  of  his  schoolboy  experiences  was  as  amusing 
as  a  tribute  he  paid  to  the  patient  Instructions  of  one  of 
his  teachers  was  touching  and  unaffected.  Other  gentle- 
men were  called  on  to  address  the  meeting,  but  no  one 
seemed  willing  to  follow  Mr.  Chapman. 

It  was  now  growing  late,  and  the  company  adjourned 
to  the  square,  there  to  participate  in  the  da3''s  closing  exer- 
cises. The  Hall  was  Illuminated ;  and  a  transparency 
in  front,  Inscribed  with  "  100,"  and  the  words  "  Te  Deian 
Laiidamus"  commemorated  the  fact  that  the  venerable 
pile,  dedicated  to  the  service  of  God  in  the  year  1756, 
had,  under  His  protecting  care,  reached  Its  centenary. 

Owing  to  the  chilliness  of  the  night  air  and  the  damp- 
ness under  foot,  prudence  forbade  prolonging  the  enjoy- 
ments of  the  evening;  the  visitors  left  the  ground  at  an 
early  hour,  and  the  festivities  of  the  Reunion  were  pre- 
maturely closed. 

At  the  socIet}''s  business  meeting,  held  In  the  chapel 
after  supper,  Articles  I.,  III.  and  V.  of  the  Constitution 
were  amended  so  as  to  read  : 

Article  I.  This  society  shall  be  known  by  the  name 
of  the  "  Reunion  Society  of  Nazareth  Hall." 

Article  III.  The  officers  of  this  society  shall  be  a 
President, ybz^r  Vice-Presidents,  a  Secretary,  and  an  As- 
sistant Secretary^  who  shall  be  elected  at  each  annual 
meeting,  and  sei^ve  until  the  election  of  their  successors. 

Article  V.  The  society  shall  hold  a  meeting  once  a 
year  in  Nazareth  Hall,  at  Nazareth,  on  the  second  Friday 
in  June.  The  pastor  of  the  congregation  shall  be  ex 
officio  a  member  of  the  society. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed  :  one  "  on 
communications,"  one  "  on  arrangements,"  and  a  third 
"  on  engaging  the  speaker  of  the  day." 

Upward  of  twenty  letters  had  been  received  respond- 


50  NAZARETH  HALL. 

ing  to  the  circular  of  March  14,  and  twelve  of  these  were 
communicated.  A  copy  of  "  Plantae  Javanicse  Rariores," 
Lojidofi,  1S53,  presented  to  Nazareth  Hall  by  Thomas 
Horsfield,  M.  D.,  was  also  submitted  for  inspection. 

Pursuant  to  a  resolution  adopted,  to  wit,  "  that  a  his- 
torian of  the  society  shall  be  appointed  at  each  annual 
meeting,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  prepare  a  narrative  of 
the  acts  of  the  society,  and  of  the  events  and  festivities  of 
its  meetings,  with  a  view  to  publication,  so  as  to  form  a 
continuous  history  and  a  sequel  to  the  "History  of  Naza- 
reth Hall,"  published  in  the  course  of  last  year, 

Mr.  Herman  A.  Brickenstein  was  appointed  Historian 
by  the  chair. 

The  election  of  officers  resulted  as  follows  : 

President. 
Ernest  F.  Bleck,  of  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Vice-Presidetits. 
Rev.  John  C.  Jacobson,  do. 
Rev.  Philip  H.  Goepp,  do. 
Daniel  D.  Gassner,  New  York. 
Samuel  Penington,  Delaware. 
Secretary. 
Rev.  Wm.  L.  Lennert,  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Assistant    Secretary. 
Herman  A.  Brickenstein,  do. 


FOURTH    REUNION 


FORMER  PUPILS,  June  5,   1857, 

(Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel,  Principal.) 

The  forenoon  business  meeting  of  the  society  was 
called  to  order  by  the  chair  at  eleven  o'clock  A.  m.,  in  the 
Hall  chapel,  and  Rev.  F.  F.  Hagen,  of  York,  opened 
with  prayer. 

After  the  election  of  sundry  committees,  the  one  "  on 
nominations"  reported  as  follows  : 
President. 
Ernest  F.  Bleck,  of  Bethlehem. 

Vice  Presidents. 
Rev.  John  C.  Jacobson,  do. 
Rev.  Philip  H.  Goepp,    do. 
Henry  Smith,  of  New  York. 
Francis  Jordan,  of  Philadelphia. 
Secretary. 
Rev.  William  L.  Lennert,  of  Nazareth  ; 
Assistant  Secretary. 
Herman  A.  Brickenstein,  do. ; 

which   report  was  adopted  as  a  whole  by  acclamation, 
and  the  gentlemen  named,  declared  unanimously  elected. 
On    motion   of  Mr.  John    Baker,  Reunion    appointed 
Philip  A.  Cregar,  of  Philadelphia,  Speaker  for  the  next 

61 


52  NAZARETH  HALL. 

year's  festival ;  and  on  motion  of  John  C.  Gunther,  H.  A. 
Brickenstein  was  appointed  Historian  of  the  current  year. 

The  Principal  proposed  the  planting  of  two  lindens,  pre- 
sented by  Mr.  John  Beitel,  of  Nazareth,  near  where  the 
"  Two  Brothers"  formerly  stood  ;  the  same  to  be  planted  by 
the  oldest  four  of  former  pupils  present,  in  the  course  of  the 
afternoon.  Christian  Brunner,  of  Bethlehem  (day-scholar 
in  17S5),  John  S.  Haman,  of  Nazareth  (1794),  G.  Charles 
Schneller,  of  Bethlehem  (iSoo),  and  George  Frick,  M.D., 
of  Baltimore  (1S05),  were  ascertained  to  be  the  four. 

In  the  evening  session,  on  motion  of  Mr,  Henry  Smith, 
H.  B.  Penington  and  Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr.,  in  conjunc- 
tion with  the  mover,  were  appointed  a  committee  to  take 
into  consideration  the  expediency  of  procuring  a  marble 
tablet,  to  be  inscribed  with  the  names  of  the  Principals  of 
the  Hall ;  said  committee  to  report  at  the  next  annual 
meeting. 

In  conclusion,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  tendered  to  the 
Messrs.  Lilliendahl,  of  New  York,  for  a  display  of  fire- 
works, presented  by  them  for  the  closing  festivities  of  the 
present  reunion. 


Master  Thomas  Van  Beuren,  of  the  IV.  Room,  spoke 
greeting  to  the  Reunionists,  as  the  procession  was  drawn 
up  in  line  before  the  Hall :  "  Gentlemen  of  the  Reunion 
Society,"  said  the  young  Demosthenes,  "  in  the  name  of 
my  comrades  I  bid  you  welcome,  for  this  day  is  a  great 
one  for  us  Nazareth  Hall  boys ;  and  we  are  inclined  to 
believe  it  will  be  as  great  a  one  for  you  !  And  now, 
boys,  three  cheers  for  the  '  old  scholars  !'  " 

The  compliment  having  been  acknowledged  in  behalf 
of  his  associates  by  the  President,  the  society  proceeded 
to  business  ;  after  which  lunch  was  served  in  the  "  Round 
Place"  woods.     This  was  an  agreeable  variation  of  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  53 

usual  programme.  The  sun  had  long  since  dispelled  the 
gloom  and  threatening  clouds  of  the  early  morning.  It 
proved  a  lovely  summer's  day ;  and  amid  the  songs  of 
birds  and  the  lisping  of  leaves,  all  "  under  the  greenwood 
tree,"  the  sylvan  feasters  indulged  in  good  cheer  and 
mirth,  and  talked  over  battles  lost  and  won  ;  and  the 
fountains  of  memory  then  opened,  flowed,  I  ween,  thro' 
emerald  meads  on  which  the  noonday's  scorching  sun  had 
never  beat.  A  game  of  ball,  too,  was  in  progress  at  the 
'•  First  boys'  round-place  ;"  but  the  hours  were  short,  and 
the  summons  "  Home  !  home  !"  broke  in  rudely  upon  the 
exciting  sport,  for  the  time  was  come  to  meet  in  the  vil- 
lage church. 

The  exercises  here  having  been  opened  with  singing 
and  prayer.  Rev.  Ambrose  Rondthaler,  of  York,  ad- 
dressed his  audience  in  these  words  : 

"  It  is  not  with  feelings  of  a  stranger  unacquainted 
with  Nazareth  Hall,  and  indifferent  to  the  interests  of  this 
time-honored  Institution,  that  I  appear  before  you,  this 
afternoon,  respected  friends,  to  speak  a  little  of  bygone 
days.  While  the  pulse  of  life  beats  gratefully  to  my  God 
and  Saviour,  I  deem  it  a  privilege,  after  a  lapse  of  twenty- 
two  years,  to  come  forward  in  order  to  add  my  humble 
testimonial  of  the  esteem  in  which  I  hold  Nazareth  Hall. 
"  We  meet  as  children  of  the  same  mother ;  and,  as 
such,  we  mutually  tender,  on  this  happy  Reunion-day, 
our  sincere,  our  warm  and  our  cordial  salutations.  Nor 
do  we,  by  any  means,  consider  ourselves  guests  hospitably 
admitted,  and  then  left  to  wander  at  our  pleasure  in  a 
strange  place.  No  ;  xve  have  come  Jiomel  And  here,  at 
home,  after  a  longer  or  a  shorter  absence,  we  find  much 
that  is  still  unchanged.  We  find  the  scenery  around  our 
Alma  Mater  still  presenting  all  the  features  of  beauty  and 
17  >■ 


54  NAZARETH   HALL. 

variety  and  loveliness  which  it  wore  when  we  first  beheld 
it ;  and  even  the  little  brooks  and  rills  in  the  neighbor- 
hood, with  which  we  first  formed  our  acquaintance  when 
sporting  with  child-like  playfulness  upon  their  banks,  are 
yet  flowing  in  the  same  current  in  which  we  then  saw 
them  flow ;  and  though  a  great  change  may  have  come 
over  some  of  the  more  frail  and  fragile  things  with  wdiich 
we  are  surrounded — though  some  of  the  trees  which  once 
waved  in  all  stateliness  may  be  withered  or  may  have 
been  cut  down — -still  we  are,  and  feel  ourselves  to  be^  at 
hojuel  Again,  we  visit  some  of  the  beautiful  and  ro- 
mantic valleys  of  our  home,  and  climb  the  hills  we  so 
ot'ten  climbed,  and  enjoy  the  luxury  of  once  again  looking 
upon  the  enchanting  prospect.  And  while  we  stand  and 
ponder  on  periods  long,  long  ago  gone,  the  joy  of  other 
years  glides  by  us,  and  we  seem  to  live  in  the  atmosphere 
of  former  days.  And  while  thought  does  its  part,  almost 
sacred  are  the  associations  and  recollections  which  en- 
shrine the  memory  of  many  once  familiar  places — the 
memory  of  our  round-places — the  memory  of  the  sylvan 
scenery  of  the  Lund  Spring — the  memory  of  once  lovely 
spots  carpeted  with  smoothest  and  brightest  verdure.  We 
recall  to  our  minds  many  a  sweet  summer's  morning,  so 
calm,  so  gentle,  as  if  this  world  were  no  tumultuous 
scene,  as  if  thei'e  were  no  storms,  nor  tempests,  nor  hur- 
ricanes of  life — many  a  sweet  morning  on  which  we 
strolled  through  the  '  Kinder-  Garten^  while  the  odor  of 
flowers,  rising  up  from  the  scented  earth,  added  a  new 
charm  to  the  scenery.  We  walk  again  the  streets  of 
dear  Nazareth,  and  almost  everywhere  we  recognize 
old  and  familiar  buildings ;  we  tread  again  the  floors  of 
old  Nazareth  Hall ;  we  visit  its  ancient  rooms,  changed 
by  the  hand  of  improvement ;  we  linger  here,  we  linger 
there ;   we  walk  into  the  chapel,  the  old  meeting-place, 


NAZARETH  HALL.  55 

the  old  church  of  the  dear  Nazareth  congregation. 
And  here — pardon  my  egotism — I  think  of  my  sainted 
parents.  Yes,  pardon  me,  my  dear  friends,  and  I  know 
you  will,  for  those  educated  in  Nazareth  Hall  have  hearts 
to  feel ;  pardon  me,  then,  if  a  tear  of  filial  recollection 
gathers  in  my  eye  and  saddens  my  heart.  I  think  of  my 
father!  I  picture  him  to  myself,  in  our  sim^^le  children's 
meeting,  giving  out,  with  his  German  accent,  the  sweet 
and  beautiful  hymn, 

'  Dearest  Jesus,  come  to  me  ;' 

and  that  German  accent  is  sweet  music  to  my  ear,  and  I 
can  never  forget  it.  And  thinking  of  my  parents  sweetly 
sleeping  in  Jesus  on  yonder  hill,  I  cannot  help  thinking 
of  the  many  well-known  villagers  who  worshiped  here, 
and  are  now  old  and  grayheaded  (and  may  God,  their 
Saviour,  not  forsake  them  !),  and  of  others  who,  since  our 
time,  have  been  borne  to  the  lonely  tomb,  there  to  rest 
until  the  resurrection  of  the  just,  when  the  dead  in  Christ 
shall  be  raised  incorruptible.  And,  as  we  think  of  these, 
we  think  of  others  whom  long,  long  ago  we  followed  to 
the  grave  ;  and  again  we  hear  the  sweet  music  of  trom- 
bones accompanying  the  beautiful  German  words  : 

'  Ei  wie  so  selig  schlafest  du 

Nach  manchem  schweren  Stand, 
Und  liegst  nun  da  in  siisser  Ruh 
In  deines  Heiland's  Hand.' 

We  stand  again  around  the  old  dead-house — but  no  !  it 
has  disappeared,  and  its  disappearance  reminds  us  of  one 
of  the  sweetest  and  most  consolatory  words  of  Holy  Writ : 

'  There  shall  be  no  more  death  !' 

"And  then,  hallelujah  !  reunion  for  ever  I 


56  NAZARETH  HALL. 

"And,  while  thinkingof  my  parents,  I  cannot  but  associ- 
ate with  them  a  certain  brother,  who  crossed  the  ocean 
with  mv  father  upward  of  half  a  century  ago,  and  who  for 
eight  years  was  Principal  of  this  Institution,  now  a  vener- 
able father  in  Israel.  And  perhaps  this  venerable  father, 
our  aged  brother  Seidel,  is  this  day  looking  back  through 
the  long  vista  of  almost  seventy-nine  years  ;  and  while 
thinking  of  this  one  and  of  that  one — and  of  his  own 
dear  Henry,  once  a  scholar  and  teacher  in  Nazareth  Hall, 
who  is  resting  at  the  roots  of  the  old  trees  near  Hope- 
dale — is  erecting  an  Ebenezer  unto  God  in  his  heart,  as 

he  says : 

'  Hitherto  the  Lord  hath  helped  us  !' 

And  surely  on  a  day  like  this  we  cannot  forget  Father 
Benade,  one  of  the  first  teachers  in  this  Institution,  and 
now  almost  ninety-three  years  of  age.  Perhaps  this 
patriarch,  while  thinking  of  Charles  Gotthold  Reichel, 
the  first  Inspector,  and  during  whose  term  he  entered  as 
teacher,  and  running  over  in  his  mind  the  term  of  the 
next  Principal,  Jacob  Van  Vleck,  and  so  down  the  stream 
of  time  to  the  present  Inspector,  a  grandson  of  the  first, 
through  a  long  period  of  seventy-two  years,  is  saying  in 
his  heart,  '  Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place  in 
all  generations !'  And  thinking  of  our  aged  Brother 
Benade,  we  recall  one  of  his  old  pupils — one  of  the  first 
admitted  into  Nazareth  Hall — two  years  ago,  one  year  ago 
(with  the  exception  of  the  aged  Thomas  Horsfield,  re- 
siding in  London),  the  oldest  living  pupil  of  this  Institu- 
tion. I  mean  the  venerable  Jacob  Kummer,  who  lived  in 
yon  building  ten  years  as  scholar,  and  five  in  the  capacity 
of  teacher.  But  a  few  weeks  ago,  on  the  fifth  of  last 
month,  he  fell  asleep  in  Jesus.  And  what  must  the  feel- 
ings of  such  venerable  men  have  been,  or  still  be,  on  a 
day  like  this.''     Methinks  they  must  feel  like  Moses  of 


NAZARETH  HALL.  $>/ 

old,  that  faithful  servant  of  the  Lord — like  Moses,  who, 
after   having   led    the  children  of  Israel    through    many 
scenes,  and  directed  their  wanderings  in  the  desert  for 
forty  years,  once  more,  before  ascending  Mount  Nebo,  and 
its  highest  summit  Pisgah,  where  he  died,  gathered  the 
congregation  of  Israel  together.     A  new  generation  born 
in  the  wilderness  stood  before  him.     Where  was  Aaron, 
his  brother,  who  had  shared  his  joys  and  griefs.?     Gone  ! 
He  had  died  on  Mount  Hor,  and  the  children  of  Israel 
had  mourned  for  him  thirty  days.     Where  was  Aliriam, 
his  sister.''     Gone!     She  had  died  in  the  encampment  in 
Kadesh,  in  the  wilderness  of  Sin.     Where  the  many  who, 
standing  on  the  shores  of  the  Red  Sea,  had  sung  a  song 
of  triumph  unto  Jehovah,  their  deliverer .''     Gone!     They 
had  died  in  the  wilderness.     And  when  our  Moseses  look 
back  and  think  of  the   many  changes  which  have  taken 
place  around  them  since  their  youthful  days,  well  may 
they  ask,  deeply  affected,  where  are  many  of  those  with 
whom  we  were  boys  together.'*     Where  so  many  of  our 
former  pupils,  our  colleagues,  our  companions.''     Where 
those  faithful  servants  of  God,  John  Frederic  Frueauff', 
Abraham  Luckenbach,  with  their  younger  brother  Lewis 
de  Schweinitz .'' — all  of  them  former  inmates  of  the  '  Hall  ?' 
They  are  sleeping  in  their  graves  at  Bethlehem.     Where 
those  self-denying  men,  Nathaniel  Brown  and  Benjamin 
Mortimer.''     While  one  of  them  rests  on  Staten  Island, 
the  other  hears  no  more  the  din  and  bustle  of  a  mighty 
city.     And  while  our  Moseses  thus  look  back,  others  who, 
in  all  human  probability,  have  finished  more   than  half, 
perhaps  more  than   three-fourths,  of  their  journey,  may 
put  the  same  question  with  regard  to  their  former  com- 
rades.    Where,  such    may  ask — lost  in   deep    thought — 
v/here  is  Ernest  L.  Hazelius,  in  after  times  a  bright  and 
shining  light  in   the   Lutheran   Church.''     Where   those 
17* 


58  NAZARETH  HALL. 

humble  but  true  evangelists  of  the  New  Testament,  Adam 
Human,  Samuel  R.  Huebner,  George  Hartman,  Charles 
A.  Van  Vleck — all  of  them  former  teachers,  and  the  lat- 
ter a  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall  ?  Where  John  G.  Kum- 
mer,  who  for  many  a  long  year  so  faithfully  superintended 
the  Litiz  and  Bethlehem  Female  Seminaries  ?  They  are 
resting  until  the  return  of  Christ  from  heaven  ? 

"And  may  not  we,  who  are  yet  in  the  prime  of  life, 
although  liable  to  be  called  hence  to-morrow  or  even  to- 
day— may  not  we  ask  the  same  question  with  regard  to 
others?  Whilst  I,  for  example,  know  that  four  of  my 
first  teachers,  whom  I  love  and  esteem,  are  still  in  the 
land  of  the  living,  where  is  kind-hearted  Lewis  Benzien, 
who  dried  my  tears  on  the  very  first  night  I  slept  in  Naza- 
reth Hall?  Where  dear  Christian  R.  Schropp?  Well 
do  I  remember  the  day  of  his  funeral  thirty-six  years  ago, 
and  well  do  I  know  the  very  spot  where  he  is  buried  ;  and 
not  far  from  him  reposes  an  aged  missionary,  Sebastian 
Oppelt,  who,  in  his  old  age,  once  more  descended  to  the 
humble  and  arduous  but  noble  task  of  instructing  the 
young.  And  where  are  some  of  my  teachers  of  later 
times?  While  I  know  that  one  of  them,  who  became  a 
faithful  Principal  of  this  Institution,  is  filling  a  respon- 
sible post  in  Europe,  where  is  kind-hearted  Jacob  Zorn? 
He  sleeps  beneath  a  tropical  sun.  Where  my  faithful 
professors,  Charles  A.  Bleck  and  Christian  Dober?  While 
the  one  rests  at  Gnadenhutten,  Ohio,  the  other  sleeps  at 
Bethlehem.  And  where  the  worthy  Principals  of  my 
time?  While  the  first,  after  many  years  of  faithful  ser- 
vice in  America,  Russia  and  Holland,  is  living  in  retire- 
ment at  Herrnhut,  paternal  William  H.  Van  Vleck  and 
kind  and  cheerful  John  G.  Herman  have  entered  into  their 
rest.  Where  are  two  of  those  who  were  colleagues  witli 
me — John  Rickert,  the  esteemed  mathematician,  and  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  59 

amiable  Daniel  Steinhauer?  Asleep  in  Jesus,  '  wait- 
ing for  the  adoption  ;  to  wit,  the  redemption  of  the  body.' 

"  And  where  are  some  of  those  who  were  boys  with 
me?  Where  my  brothers  Emanuel  and  Edward,  both  of 
them  former  pupils  and  teachers  and  professors,  the  latter 
once  a  principal  of  this  Institution  ?  They  sleep  not  far 
from  each  other  in  the  graveyard  at  Bethlehem  ;  while  one 
of  their  former  pupils,  and  in  later  times  a  teacher  here, 
Bernard  de  Schweinitz,  rests  at  Salem.  And  are  these 
all?  Is  my  memory  so  frail  as  not  to  think  of  others? 
No  ;  as  long  as  Memory  holds  her  seat  I  cannot  forget 
four  mothers — the  four  sick  nurses  during  my  time. 
While  two  of  them  are  now  tottering  on  the  brink  of 
the  grave.  Mother  Kummer  and  Mother  Sievers  will  wake 
up  in  that  land  where  the  inhabitants  no  more  say,  '  I 
am  sick.' 

"•  Yes,  most  of  us  may  ask,  Where  are  some  of  the 
teachers  who  disciplined  and  instructed  us  in  our  tender 
years?  Where  many  who  guided  us  amid  the  froward- 
ness  of  youth  ?  Where  are  many  of  those  venerable  for 
age  and  wisdom  and  experience,  upon  whom  we  were 
taught  to  look  with  respect  and  reverence  ?  Where  are 
many  who  set  out  with  us  in  die  path  of  life? 

"  But  shall  we  remember  only  those  who  are  dead  and 
gone,  and  shall  we  forget  the  living?  No;  courtesy, 
friendship,  respect  and  gratitude  compel  me  to  allude  to 
others. 

"■  We  cannot  forget,  on  a  day  like  this,  two  venerable 
men,  who,  with  the  lamented  William  H.  Van  Vleck, 
once  formed  a  lovely  trio,  and  who,  after  having  left  their 
Alma  Mater,  went  wherever  God  and  truth  and  duty 
called  them  ;  and,  while  we  remember  these,  we  cannot 
but  associate  with  them  one  of  their  former  school-com- 
panions,  who    has  been  eminently  successful   as   an   in- 


6o  NAZARETH  HALL. 

structor  of  youth,  and  who  is  honorably  known  as  the 
'  Old  Schoolmaster.'  And  while  we  remember  one 
who  in  after  times  served  for  many  years  as  a  missionary, 
and  who  is  now,  in  his  declining  years,  teaching  a  school 
of  Indian  children  in  the  Far  West,  we  cannot  forget  the 
kind-hearted  brother  who  served  as  teacher  and  professor 
of  Theology  for  ten  years,  and  for  five  as  inspector ;  and 
his  six,  and  in  later  time  seven,  theological  students,  most 
of  whom  were  my  teachers  for  a  longer  or  a  shorter  period 
— all  of  whom  I  respect  and  love.  We  know  where 
these  eight  have  pitched  their  tents ;  those  who  once 
thought  together^ — ^acted  together — wrote  together.  Alay 
they  be  lovely  in  their  lives,  and  in  their  death  may  they 
not  be  divided  !  And  we  must  not  forget  the  respected 
brother  who  superintended  two  theological  classes,  and 
who,  together  with  one  of  his  sons,  is  again  engaged  in 
Nazareth  Hall.  And  we  are  not  permitted  to  forget  his 
two  classes  of  students,  many  of  whom  were  teachers  in 
this  institution,  and  all,  excepting  Dr.  Edward  Rice,  still 
on  earth,  and  either  actively  engaged  in  the  Church  of 
Christ,  or  taking  the  liveliest  interest  in  the  dissemination 
of  knowledge,  of  truth  and  of  pure  religion,  I  cannot 
forget  my  fellow-students,  three  of  whom  are  yet  in  the 
land  of  the  living,  and  one  the  beloved  pastor  of  the  Na- 
zareth congregation.  I  cannot  forget  my  colleagues,  the 
one  known  as  the  antiquary  of  the  Moravian  Church, 
who  in  after  times  was  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall ;  the 
second,  a  dear  brother,  who  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a 
century  has  been  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  metropolis  of 
this  State  ;  the  third  now  residing  in  retirement  in  the 
West ;  the  fourth  a  missionary  in  Canada  ;  the  fifth  and 
sixth  who  left  the  very  month  I  did,  and  whom  I  have 
followed  with  a  brother's  eye — the  one  well  known  as  a 
champion  of  Protestantism,  and  the  other   as  a  faithful 


NAZARETH  HALL.  6l 

missionary,  who,  after  years  of  hard  service,  resides  again 
in  the  bosom  of  this  congregation.  And  let  us  not  forget 
one  who  served  as  missionary  in  Surinam,  and  wlio  has, 
as  a  well-known  physician,  dwelt  for  years  under  the 
shadow  of  the  old  '  Hall.' 

"  And  now,  having  mentioned  or  alluded  to  all  the 
Principals  of  Nazareth  Hall,  and  to  many  of  its  former 
teachers,  I  would  have  it  distinctly  understood  that  I  must 
refrain.  Twenty-two  years  ago  I  left  this  place,  and 
therefore  am  not  as  well  versed  in  the  modern  history  of 
the  '  Hair  as  I  am  in  its  middle  ages  and  its  ancient 
history.  However,  one  class  of  students  with  their  pro- 
fessors I  would  not  fovget,  since  most  of  them  entei'ed  as 
teachers  immediately  after  I  left.  One  of  them  resides  in 
the  borough  where  my  tent  is  pitched  at  present.  With 
him  I  am  on  the  most  friendly  footing,  and  together  we 
often  live  over  Nazareth  Hall  times.  But,  though  I 
cannot  mention  all,  I  would  love  to  see  every  former  in- 
mate of  that  old  building  who  is  still  on  earth.  Oh 
howl  should  love  to  shake  hands  with  everyone  of  them, 
and,  laying  oft'  all  reserve,  call  my  old  schoolmates  and 
my  former  pupils  by  their  Christian  names — John,  Mi- 
chael, Reuben,  Moses,  Thomas,  William  !  Yes,  I  would 
love  to  see  them  all.  Deep  is  the  interest  I  take  in  the 
welfare  of  each,  even  of  those  whom  I  do  not  know.  I 
look  upon  such  either  as  older  brothers,  who  had  left  be- 
fore my  time,  or  as  younger  brothers,  born  while  my  com- 
panions and  myself  had  already  set  out  on  the  tempestuous 
voyage  of  life. 

"  And  deep,  too,  is  the  interest  Vv'hich  I  take  in  the 
future  progress  and  success  of  the  'Hall.'  And  why.? 
Not  only  because  I  was  educated  here — not  only  because 
an  orphan  son  of  my  brother's  is  here — not  only  because 
my  own  son  is  here — not  only  because  the  sons  of  many 


62  NAZARETH  HALL. 

whom  I  esteem  are  here — but  also  because  the  sons  of 
others,  who,  as  well  as  we,  and  we  as  well  as  they,  have 
been  redeemed,  not  with  gold  and  silver,  or  any  such  cor- 
ruptible thing,  but  with  the  precious  bleeding  and  dying 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ — are  here.  I  wish  the  '  Hall' 
success — I  do,  I  do  indeed — success  from  the  bottom  of 
my  heart.  A  school  where  not  only  the  head  is  educated 
but  the  heart,  ought  and  is  deserving  of  our  best  wishes. 
It  will  and  must  continue  to  prosper.  The  blessing  of 
the  Lord  will  abide  upon  it.     Amen  ! 

•••  Present  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall,  where  are  you  .''  Oh 
I  see  some  of  you  in  the  rear  of  the  church.  Perhaps 
mv  address  hitherto  has  been  as  '  stale'  and  uninteresting 
to  you  as  chronological  tables,  with  nothing  but  dates  and 
names,  were  in  times  of  yore  to  me.  But  bear  with  me  a 
little  longer.  Be  diligent !  Be  up  and  doing !  Study, 
and  stuily  laboriously.  Never  be  dismayed  by  difficulties 
witii  wliich  you  may  meet  in  your  studies.  Let  3'our 
motto  be  '  Nil  dcsperandiim  !'  '  Never  despair  !'  Re- 
member, my  boys,  it  is  not  genius,  it  is  not  talent,  but  per- 
severance that  is  a  mighty  conqueror.  Be  docile,  but  at 
the  same  time  dare  to  think  for  yourselves,  and  thus  the 
whole  tone  of  your  thinking  will  become  manly  and 
powerful.  Cultivate  urbanity  of  manners,  kindliness  of 
feeling  and  loveliness  of  disposition  toward  all  with 
whom  you  associate.  But  let  not  this  be  all.  If  this  be 
all.  antl  icmain  all,  then  all  your  knowledge,  and  what- 
ever benellt  may  result  from  it  in  after  life,  will  prove  at 
last  a  thorn  to  your  pillow — a  dagger  to  your  breast — a 
millstone  rouiui  your  neck.  If  this  be  all  then,  'Vanity 
of  vanities,  all  is  vanity !'  Oh,  my  dear  boys,  let  your 
prayer  to-day  be  this,  let  it  be  your  prayer  while  kneeling 
this  night  011  the  l)are  lloor  of  vour  bedside  : 


NAZARETH  HALL.  63 

'To  thee,  Almighty  God,  Ahnighty  Saviour,  to  thee, 
Ourselves  we  now  resign  : 
'Twill  please  us  to  look  back  and  see 
We  were  in  childhood  thine  !' 

"  Former  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall,  and  my  own  heart, 
do  you  hear  the  echo  or  do  you  not — 

'  We  were  in  childhood  thine  ?' 

"  Present  teachers  of  Nazareth  Hall,  love  your  profession. 
Endeavor  to  give  life  to  the  intelligence  of  your  pupils, 
sharpness  to  their  penetration,  and  ardor  to  their  attempts 
in  the  pursuit  of  knov^^ledge  and  w^isdom.  And  so  rule, 
govern,  watch  in  your  rooms  and  in  your  classes,  and  at 
the  table  and  at  the  plays  of  your  pupils,  that  they  may 
feel  and  know  that  there  is  in  their  midst  a  God  of  love,  of 
mercy,  of  compassion,  of  justice,  of  truth,  who  is  angry 
not  with  the  dull,  not  with  the  ignorant,  not  with  the 
weak,  but  only  with  the  wicked,  and  that  every  day. 

"  Present  Principal  of  Nazareth  Hall,  suffer  a  few  words 
of  brotherly  exhortation.  Responsible,  and  well  you 
know  it,  is  the  office  which  you  fill.  May  the  Lord  con- 
tinue to  be  with  you.  May  he  enable  you  to  exercise  a 
watchful  and  parental  care  over  those  entrusted  to  you. 
And  while  you  superintend  their  literary  education,  you 
will  continue  to  attend  to  their  moral  and  religious  cul- 
ture. While  you  dwell  but  little  upon  the  peculiar  tenets 
of  our  Church,  show  them  the  whole  apparatus  of  Re- 
demption !  Daily,  every  morning  and  every  evening, 
often  throughout  the  day,  commend  them  prayerfully 
to  the  gracious  care  and  guidance  of  the  great  Prin- 
cipal of  us  all.  Yes,  dear  brother,  so  continue  to  super- 
intend this  Institution  that  those  committed  to  your  care 
may  once  rise  up  and  call  you  blessed. 

'•  One  word  more,  and  I  have  done.     Dearly  beloved. 


64  NAZARETH  HALL. 

one  and  all,  as  we  meet  to-day,  in  all  probability  we  shall 
never  again  meet  on  earth.  But,  though  we  meet  thus  no 
more  on  earth,  may  we  all  once  meet  around  the  throne 
of  God.  There  may  we  meet  to  celebrate  a  happy, 
never-ending  reunion  ;  there  where 

'  Sorrow  and  pain  and  every  care, 
And  discord,  all  shall  cease  ; 
And  perfect  joy  and  love  sincere 
Adorn  the  realms  of  peace  !' 

Amen." 

Perhaps  the  most  pleasing  of  the  day's  transactions  was 
the  one  witnessed  immediately  after  the  close  of  the  ex- 
ercises in  the  church.  This  was  the  planting  of  two  lin- 
dens at  the  gatewa}',  through  which  the  walk  leads  into 
the  pleasure-grounds  and  up  "Garden-hill."  Here  the 
"  Two  Brothers"  had  stood,  saplings  from  the  Lund 
Spring  woods,  set  out  by  Frederic  Schaefter,  in  the  days 
of  Charles  G.  Reichel ;  and  here,  side  by  side,  they  had 
been  fostered  by  the  same  dews  from  heaven,  and  shoulder 
to  shoulder  had  borne  up  against  the  same  winds  and 
storms,  until,  after  having  outlived  many  generations  of 
boys  at  school,  and  in  the  summer  of  1S30  witnessed  the 
funeral  obsequies  of  the  old  man  who  had  planted  them, 
their  allotted  time  was  accomplished  in  1854,  ^"'^^  they 
ceased  to  be  warders  at  the  gate.  And  now  the  repre- 
sentatives of  those  who  had  known  them  when  not  thicker 
than  an  arm,  of  those  who  had  marked  their  growth,  who 
had  passed  and  repassed  under  their  spreading  canopv  to 
sports  in  the  woods  above,  into  the  garden  or  to  the 
cemetery  on  the  hill,  and  of  others  who  had  seen  them  in 
all  the  glory  of  multitudinous  leaves  and  sweet-smelling 
blossoms,  were  met  to  perpetuate  their  stately  presence 
within  ^he  precincts  of  old  Nazareth  Hall.  For  the 
young  lindens,  it  was  hoped,  would  grow  up  to  be  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  65 

"  Two   Brothers"    for   future    generations   of   boys   and 
men. 

Rt.  Rev.  Peter  Wolle  prefaced  the  ceremonies  of  the 
occasion  by  some  appropriate  remarks,  and  the  gentlemen 
designated  in  the  morning  proceeded  to  plant  the  trees — 
Messrs.  Brunner  and  Schneller  the  one  to  the  right,  and 
Messrs.  Haman  and  Frick  the  one  to  the  left  of  the  gate. 

Supper  was  served  in  the  Chapel  at  half-past  five  p.  M. 
to  almost  three  hundred  guests. 

Some  business   details,  postponed  from  the  morning, 
having  been  despatched,  Messrs.  Henry  Smith,  Lebbeus 
Chapman,  Jr.,  and  Max  Goepp  in  conclusion,  addressed 
the  meeting. 
18 


FIFTH    REUNION, 


FORMER  PUPILS,  June   ii,  1858, 

(Rev.  E.  H.  Reiciiel,  Principal.) 

The  erection  of  u  mural  tablet  (the  workmanship  of 
George  A.  Krause,  of  Bethlehem),  inscribed  with  the 
names  of  the  Principals,  in  the  rear  of  the  pulpit  in  the 
Hall-chapel,  was  the  most  interesting  feature  of  this 
Reunion.  The  officers  elected  to  serve  for  the  ensuing 
year  were  : 

Presidetzt. 
Hexry  Smith,  New  York. 

Vice  Presidents. 
John  Beck,  Litiz. 
Francis  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
Ernest  F.  Bleck,  Bethlehem. 
George  Frick,  M.  D.,  Baltimore. 

Secretary. 
Rev.  William  L.  Lennert,  Nazareth. 
Assistant  Secretary. 
Henry  T.  Bachman,  do. 

Herman  A.  Brickenstein  was  continued  Historian. 
At  three  p.  m.  Professor  Philip  A.  Cregar  pronounced 
the  annual  oration  before  the  members  of  the  society,  in 
the  village  church. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  67 

Having  been  introduced,  the  Speaker  said  : 

"  My  Friexds  :  We  have  met  here  to-da}-  to  roll  back 
the  curtain  of  time,  and  live  over  again  our  youthful  d  3's. 

"  Ever  since  we  entered  the  precincts  of  this  place  this 
morning,  we  have  been  Nazareth  Hall  boys.  Those  who 
accompanied  us  here  and  thought  us  men,  and  as  such 
looked  up  to  us  for  support,  have  been  obliged  to  bear 
W'ith  our  boyish  demeanor.  The  cheering  welcome  of 
the  present  residents  and  foster-children  of  our  old  Alma 
Mater  waked  up  our  youthful  blood  and  sent  it  circling 
through  our  veins  as  rapidly  as  our  hats  circulated  round 
our  heads,  and  as  vigorously  as  our  voices  made  the  wel- 
kin ring,  in  answer  to  their  greetings.  Every  spot  that  we 
have  visited,  every  turn  to  the  right  or  the  left  that  we 
have  made,  has  renewed  our  youth,  brought  up  old  faces 
and  new  incidents  as  vividly  to  our  recollection  as  if  they 
were  the  actors  in  present  transpiring  scenes.  Some  of 
the  grave  and  reverend  seniors,  and  the  matured  and 
manly  figures  that  now  surround  us,  are  seen  to-day  in  no 
other  form  than  the  ruddy  youth  and  flaxen-haired  boys 
they  were  years  ago.  In  fact,  we  are  all  boys  to-day,  and 
will  be  so  for  some  days  to  come,  in  spite  of  the  occa- 
sional glimpse  that  toilet-glasses  will  give  of  wrinkled 
brows  and  silvery  hairs.  We  need  not  wish  that  we  were 
boys  again,  for  who  does  not  now  feel  himself  such  ?  The 
same  generous  and  noble  emotions  that  filled  our  bosoms 
in  boyhood  swell  our  hearts  to-day ;  and  no  incident  of 
schoolboy  days  which  could  darken  our  brows  or  arouse 
one  sullen  feeling  dare  make  its  mark  upon  the  tablet  of 
our  memory. 

''  Although  boys  in  feeling,  the  experience  which  we 
have  acquired  in  om"  minglings  with  the  world  gives  a 
somewhat  different  coloring  to  many  of  the  recollections 
tliat  crowd  themselves  on  oiir  minds.     The  trials  of  our 


68  NAZARETH  HALL. 

schoolboy  lives  that  we  then  viewed  as  insufferable  hard- 
ships are  now  looked  upon  as  necessary  training  for  the 
battles  we  have  since  fought.  The  tasks  that  sent  our 
weary  lieads  with  aching  throbs  to  our  restless  pillows 
are  now  looked  upon  as  breaking  up  fallow  ground  that 
would  otherwise  have  remained  parched  and  unfruitful. 
Those  who  imposed  them,  and  who  were  construed  into 
the  most  cruel  tyrants  by  our  impatience  of  restraint,  are 
now  remembered  and  greeted  as  our  best  friends.  Every 
unheeded  admonition,  eveiy  disregarded  counsel  and 
every  neglected  lesson  stands  before  us  as  a  sceptre  of 
some  murdered  opportunity  of  improvement.  How 
gladly  would  we  live  over  again  those  school-days,  that 
we  might  testify  our  gratitude  to  those  whom  we  now 
know  were  working  to  promote  our  welfare  alone  !  How 
cheerfully  would  we  perform  every  task,  however  labo- 
rious !  with  what  alacrity  would  we  carry  out  every  in- 
junction, and  how  meekly  receive  every  admonition  ! 

"  To  you,  my  young  friends,  who  occupy  our  old  places, 
I  would  say  there  is  no  mortification,  no  remorse  like  that 
which  proceeds  from  a  consciousness  of  misfortunes 
brought  on  by  our  own  faults  or  neglect.  If  wealth  accu- 
mulated by  years  of  patient  industry  is  destroyed  in  a 
moment  by  the  devouring  element ;  if  by  dearth  or  flood 
our  fields  are  laid  waste  ;  if  our  nearest  and  dearest  friends 
are  struck  down  by  '  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  dark- 
ness and  wasteth  at  noonday', — in  all  these  we  may  see  the 
hand  of  an  overruling  Providence,  and  bow  submissively 
to  Him  that  doeth  all  things  well ;  but  when  surrounded 
by  difficulties  that  our  own  hands  have  made,  and  en- 
tangled in  the  meshes  of  nets  which  our  own  fingers  have 
woven,  where  shall  we  find  relief  "i  There  will  be  nothing 
to  soothe  our  anguish  or  save  us  from  the  scorpion  lashes 
of  a  tormenting  conscience.     Improve,  then,   every  op- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  69 

portunity  which  this  Institution  affords,  and  your  future 
will  not  be  filled  with  vain  and  fruitless  regrets.  Boys, 
the  life  you  now  live — your  school  life,  I  mean — unimport- 
ant as  you  may  think  it,  is  a  part  of  your  never-ending 
existence,  and  must  and  will  affect  your  whole  future 
course.  You  look  upon  your  days  and  years  spent  here 
as  unnecessary  restraints  on  your  liberty,  and  long  for 
the  time,  the  happy  time,  of  deliverance.  In  looking 
forward  on  a  year  which  you  are  to  spend  here,  you 
mark  its  tedious  length  by  three  hundred  and  sixty- 
five  slowly  moving  days ;  and  if  the  design  of  your 
parents  or  giiardians  should  lead  you  to  anticipate  a  re- 
sidence here  for  three  or  four  of  these  same  long 
years,  you  see  almost  an  unending  period  of  time 
before  you,  and  wonder  if  it  will  ever  terminate.  I 
represent  those  who  filled  your  places  twenty-four  years 
ago,  and  there  are  others  around  us  who  were  pupils  here 
more  than  forty  years  ago  ;  and  we  all  look  back  on  the 
whole  period  since  our  residence  here  as  but  a  very  short 
time.  Our  recollections  of  what  transpired  when  we 
were  the  residents  of  this  Institution  are  such  as  to  make 
the  whole  intervening  period  appear  as  but  yesterday,  or, 
in  the  language  of  Scripture,  as  a  tale  that  is  told.  If  we 
could  only  realize  in  our  youth  the  fact  that  now  is  the 
only  part  of  our  existence  which  is  really  our  own,  how 
different  would  our  lives  be  !  Every  opportunit}'  would 
be  improved  in  its  turn,  and  the  most  made  of  it.  Nor 
would  so  many  of  us  in  after  life  be  found  wounded  and 
bleeding  amid  the  ruins  of  our  own  air-built  castles,  whose 
baseless  fabrics  had  scarcely  been  reared  till  their  frag- 
ments were  scattered  in  desolation  at  our  feet.  This 
living  without  a  present  purpose,  contracted  in  our  youth, 
is  apt  to  follow  us  through  life. 

"My  old  companions  and  old  scholars  will  forgive  me 


■JO  NAZARETH  HALL. 

for  playing  the  schoolmaster,  and  bear  with  me  while  I 
address  a  few  more  words  to  the  present  pupils. 

''  My  young  friends,  labor  is  the  price  of  happiness. 
Although  part  of  the  curse  that  succeeded  man's  fall  was 
that  he  should  earn  his  bread  by  the  sweat  of  his  brow, 
yet  our  first  parents  were  not,  in  their  innocence^  idle  in- 
habitants of  Paradise,  but  the  dawning  day  and  fading  eve 
found  them  training  and  cultivating  the  beautiful  flowers 
by  which  they  were  surrounded.  Our  very  nature  calls 
for  activity ;  and  he  who  uses  his  ability  most  will  reap 
the  most  abundant  harvest  of  enjoyment.  But  labor  with- 
out a  purpose  is  useless.  Every  one  of  you  should  early 
fix  some  point  toward  which  all  your  labor  should  tend. 
There  is  no  calling  in  life,  however  humble,  if  you  find 
yourself  fitted  for  it,  in  which  you  cannot  become  emi- 
nent and  useful.  Nor  is  there  any  profession,  however 
thronged  its  ranks  may  be,  where  you  may  not  find  place 
for  distinction  if  you  mark  it  out  as  the  great  object  and 
aim  of  your  life.  The  great  Webster  once  remarked  that 
there  was  plenty  of  room  in  the  most  crowded  professions 
for  first-class  men.  Now,  boys,  the  only  way  to  become 
first-class  men  in  any  pursuit  is  early  to  determine  your 
calling,  and  pursue  it  steadily  with  your  whole  ability. 
There  is  nothing,  however  noble  and  lofty,  that  man  has 
ever  achieved  that  you  cannot  attain  by  the  necessary 
effort  and  application. 

"  My  friends,  indebted  to  you  for  the  kindness  with 
which  you  have  borne  the  digression  into  which  my  teach- 
ing habits  have  led  me,  I  again  turn  to  you.  You,  who 
meet  us  here  for  the  first  time  after  the  lapse  of  years, 
will  be  struck  with  the  change  marked  on  almost  every- 
thing around  us.  The  old  Hall,  which  you  undoubtedly 
expected  to  see  in  its  pristine  glory,  has  had  its  fair  face 
of  nature  disguised  with  a  modern  something — certainly 


NAZARETH  HALL.  p 

not  improvement.  I  may  be  more  sensitive  on  this  point 
than  the  rest  of  you,  for  it  robs  me  of  a  figure  in  which  I 
once  represented  the  superiority  of  tliis  school  over  most 
other  boarding-schools.  I  described  the  course  of  studies 
in  many  other  schools  as  that  of  a  mere  showy  character, 
as  the  smooth  mastic  coat  of  a  modern  building,  which 
would  soon  scale  off  and  show  its  want  of  depth  and 
solidity ;  while  that  of  Nazareth  Hall  as  of  a  sub- 
stantial nature,  like  the  native  rock  of  its  own  walls, 
which,  while  it  might  present  more  corners  and  rough 
places,  would  stand  the  test  of  time,  and  weather  out  the 
stormy  blast  unscathed. 

"•  Our  assembling  here  to-day  may  be  attributed  to  the 
solid  character  of  the  education  received  in  this  Institu- 
tion. Whatever  reverence  for  true  morality  and  for  all 
that  really  dignifies  and  exalts  the  human  character  we 
possess,  we  owe  to  our  early  impressions  received  within 
these  walls ;  and  the  desire  to  show  our  gratitude  and  re- 
kindle the  fraternal  love  we  learned  to  cherish  here  has 
brought  us  together  again.  Those  who  planned  the  studies 
of  the  '  Hair  were  not  afraid  nor  ashamed  to  take  the  Bible 
as  the  basis  of  the  morality  taught  here.  Here  we  were  in- 
structed that  the  domestic  altar  should  be  dedicated  to  the 
living  God,  and  that  that  nation  was  alone  blessed  whose 
God  is  the  Lord.  Imbued  with  these  sentiments,  the 
pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall  must  become  the  centres  of 
happy  firesides,  and  such  citizens  as  the  nation  might 
confidently  rely  on  in  her  dark  hour  of  trial.  So  much  is 
suggested  by  the  change  in  the  Hall  itself.  But  wherever 
we  have  been  to-day  we  have  traced  the  finger  of  time  in 
the  changes  that  have  marked  its  touch.  Our  play- 
grounds and  wood-secluded  walks  have  yielded  to  the 
ploughshare,  and  fields  ripening  for  the  harvest  take  their 


72  NAZARETH  HALL. 

places.  Standing  on  these  spots  so  altered,  which  in 
other  days  we  knew  and  loved  so  well,  and  calling  for 
the  companions  that  then  stood  beside  us,  how  painfully 
conscious  do  we  become  that  we  too  have  changed  !  We 
represent  a  large  number  of  classes,  but  how  thin  their 
ranks !  We  have  been  busily  inquiring  during  the  day 
for  all  our  classmates  who  are  absent.  But  where  are 
they  ?  It  has  been  our  pleasure  to  hear  of  many  of  them 
holding  distinguished  positions  in  the  various  callings 
and  professions  which  they  have  selected.  But  we  have 
been  called  upon  to  shed  the  tear  of  sorrow  over  the 
memory  of  many  a  loved  one.  Of  those  who  labored 
with  me  as  teachers,  three  have  passed  to  their  rest ;  and 
the  Inspector,  whose  cheerful  countenance  radiated  plea- 
sure wherever  he  moved,  has  also  closed  his  career  of  use- 
fulness. Although  it  will  continue  to  afford  gratification 
to  meet  our  old  companions  here  year  after  year,  it  will 
be  our  melancholy  task  on  all  these  occasions  to  miss 
some  familiar  face,  and  find  that  he  has  been  gathered  to 
his  fathers. 

"  Our  ceremonies  to-day  are  marked  with  a  deserved 
tribute  of  respect  in  the  erection  of  a  tablet  to  the  memory 
of  those  worthies  who  have  presided  over  this  Institution, 
and  whose  virtues  w^ill  thus  be  commemorated  by  all  suc- 
ceeding generations  of  Nazareth  Hall  pupils.  Of  this 
list,  it  has  been  my  pleasure  to  have  a  personal  acquaint- 
ance with  all  except  the  first  two.  Of  these,  four  have 
changed  this  scene  of  trial  and  conflict  for  one  of  triumph 
and  victory,  two  having  served  the  Church  in  the  capa- 
city of  bishops,  and  have  left  us  examples  well  worthy 
our  imitation.  Of  the  remainder,  two  were  my  colleagues 
as  teachers,  and  one  my  pupil.  Some  of  those  who  re- 
main are  resting  from  active  service,  and  waiting  the  call 


NAZARETH  HALL. 


73 


of  the  Alastei"  that  shall  summon  them  to  their  eternal 
rest.  I  know  I  shall  find  a  hearty  response  in  every  breast 
when  I  express  the  wish  that  a  long  and  peaceful  life  may 
be  the  portion  of  all  those  who  are  still  with  us,  and  that, 
having  lived  the  life  of  the  righteous,  their  end  may  be 
like  his." 


SIXTH    REUNION 

OF 

FORMER  PUPILS,  June  io,  1859, 
(Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel,  Principal.) 
Ix  the  forenoon  business  meeting,  the  following  officers 

were  elected : 

PresideJtt. 

Henry  Smith,  New  York. 

Vice  Presidents. 
John  Beck,  Litiz. 
Francis  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
John  F.  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 
William  J.  Albert,  Baltimore. 
Secretary. 
Henry  T.  Bachman. 

Assistant  Secretary. 
James  B.  Haman. 
Treasurer. 
Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel. 

Historian. 
Albert  L.  Oerter. 
The   annual    address  in  the  village  church  was  pro- 
nounced by  Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr.,  of  New  York. 

After  supper,  remarks  were  made  by  Messrs.  George 
W.  Perkin,  Henry  Smith,  Rev.  Joseph  D.  Philip,  Rev. 
Edmund  de  Schweinitz  and  Rt.  Rev.  John  C.  Jacobson. 
74 


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SEVENTH  REUNION 

OF 

FORMER  PUPILS,  June  3,  1864. 

(Rev.  E.  H.  Reichel,  Principal.) 

A  BUSINESS  meeting  of  the  society  was  held  in  "  The 
Cottage"  during  the  afternoon,  at  which  Professor  Philip 
A.  Cregar  presided.  Comparatively  few  of  the  members 
had  responded  to  the  call,  and,  excepting  routine  business, 
nothing  of  special  interest  transpired.  The  following  is 
the  result  of  the  annual  election  : 

President. 
Henry  Smith,  New  York. 

Vice-  Presiden  ts. 
Francis  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr.,  New  York. 
Rev.  Sylvester  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 
Rev.  Edmund  de  Schweinitz,  Litiz. 

Secretary  and  Historian. 
Edward  Rondthaler. 

Assistant    Secretary. 
J.  Theophilus  Zorn. 

Treasurer. 
Henry  J.  Van  Vleck. 

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EIGHTH   REUNION 


FORMER   PUPILS,  June  8,   1866, 
(Rev.  Edward  H.  Reichel,  Principal.) 

The  following  members  were  present : 

1800 — Peter  WoUe,  Bethlehem. 
1814 — Henry  Smith,  New  York. 
1815— Elihu  L.  Mix,  New  York. 
1816— John  C.  Jacobson,  ex-off.,  Bethlehem. 
1821 — James  Henry,  Bolton,  Pa. 
1823— Seth  W.  Paine,  Troy,  Pa. 
1827 — Francis  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
1828 — Thomas  Sparks,  Philadelphia. 
1828 — Maurice  C.  Jones,  Bethlehem. 
183 1— N.  S.  Wolle,  Litiz. 
1832— Henry  J.  Van  Vleck,  Bethlehem. 
1832— Charles  C.  Paine,  Troy,  Pa. 
1832— George  A.  Kohler,  Philadelphia. 
1833— Philip  A.  Cregar,  ex-off.,  Philadelphia. 
1833— Edward  H-  Reichel,  Nazareth  Hall. 
1834— Edmund  de  Schweinitz,  Bethlehem. 
1835— Samuel  C.  Wolle,  Catasauqua. 
1833— James  H.  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 
1839— Francis  Wolle,  ex-off.,  Bethlehem. 
1842— Theodore  F.  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 
1843— Amos  C.  Claudcr,  Bethlehem. 
'844— Herman  A.  Brickenstein,  Bethlehem. 
1846— Granville  Henry,  Bolton.  Pa. 
1S46 — E.  T.  Kiuge,  Nazareth. 
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NAZARETH  HALL.  77 

1847 — Obadiah  T.  Huebner,  Nazareth. 
1852— J.  T.  Zom,  do. 

1853 — John  R.  Jones,  Montgomery'  co.,  Pa. 
1853 — Joseph  John  Ricksecker,  Nazareth. 
1853— E.  T.  Lichtenthaler,  do. 

1853 — William  H.  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
1853 — William  H.  Nixon,  do. 

1854 — Edwin  G.  Klose,  Nazareth. 
1854 — Charles  Nagle,  do. 

1855 — Frank  H.  Ellis,  Philadelphia. 
1856 — Samuel  R.  Colladay,  do. 
1856 — Harding  Williams,      do. 
1859 — Ferdinand  C.  Mayer,  Brooklyn. 
1859 — S.  C.  Chitty,  Nazareth. 
1859— William  H.  Vogler,  Bethlehem. 
1862 — George  T.  Coyne,  Staten  Island. 

The  Committee  on  Nominations  reported  the  following 
officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  which  report  was  adopted  ; 
to  wit : 

President. 

Henry  Smith,  New  York. 

V^ice  Preside}its. 

Elihu  L.  Mix,  New  York. 
Seth  W.  Paixe,  Troy,  Pa. 
Thomas  Sparks,  Philadelphia. 
Rev.  Edward  H.  Reichel,  Nazareth. 

Cojumittee  of  Arrangements. 
Rev.  Robert  de  Schweixitz,  Salem,  N.  C. 
William  H.  Jordax,  Philadelphia. 
George  A.  Kohler,         do. 
Lazarus  D.  Shoemaker,  Wilkesbarre. 
Maurice  C.  Joxes,  Bethlehem. 
Richard  R.  Tschudy,  Litiz. 
JoHX  C.  GuxTHER,  New  York. 
Charles  W.  Held,         do. 
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;S  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Secrciaiy  and  Historian. 
Edwin  G.  Klose,  Nazareth. 

Assistant  Secretary. 
Charles  Nagle,       do. 
T'reasttrer. 
Maurice  C.  Jones,  Bethlehem. 

A  vote  of  thanks  was  passed  to  the  retiring  Principal, 
who  had  provided  for  the  entertainment  of  former  pupils, 
met  at  seven  of  the  eight  Reunions  celebrated  up  to  this 
time. 

It  was  finally  resolved  that  Mr.  William  H.  Jordan, 
of  class  1853,  be  appointed  a  Recorder  to  collect  the 
names  of  such  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall  as  had  fallen 
durins:  the  war. 


NINTH  REUNION 


FORMER   PUPILS,  June  ii,  1868, 

And  InaugH7-atian  of  a  Memorial  in  honor  of  sjich  Alumni  as  fell  in 
defence   of  their  Country  during  the  war  of  the  Rebellion. 

(Rev.  Eugene  Leibert,  Prinxipal.) 

The  reunion  of  1866  appointed  Mr.  William  H. 
Jordan,  of  Philadelphia,  a  Recorder  to  ascertain  the 
names  of  such  former  pupils  of  the  Hall  as  had  fallen  in 
the  civil  contest  which  the  surrender  at  Appomattox  ter- 
minated in  the  triumph  of  constitutional  liberty.  This 
commission  was  conducted  with  untiring  labor,  and  re- 
sulted in  the  accumulation  of  facts  from  which  a  record 
of  the  military  career  and  fate  of  most  of  the  alumni  who 
served  in  one  or  the  other  of  the  contending  armies  was 
subsequently  compiled.  It  attests,  almost  unexception- 
ally,  to  the  gallantry,  devotion,  endurance  and  patient 
suffering  of  those  whose  names  appear  upon  its  pages. 
Upward  of  two  hundred  pupils,  representatives  of 
almost  every  successive  class  of  students  at  the  Hall,  men 
past  the  prime  of  life,  men  in  the  vigor  of  manhood, 
young  men  and  mere  boys,  were  found  to  have  paitici- 
pated  in  the  war  of  the  late  rebellion.  And  while  such 
as  had  thought,  had  acted,  had  learned  together  at  school, 
oftentimes   stood   side  by  side   in   the   battle-field,  com- 

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8o  NAZARETH  HALL. 

radcs,  too,  were  found  arrayed  against  comrades,  and 
brother  against  brother.  Hence  the  feelings  awakened 
by  a  perusal  of  this  record  of  members  of  a  common 
household  were  of  mingled  sorrow  and  regret — of  sor- 
row for  the  untimely  loss  of  good  and  patriot  men  who 
had  contended  for  right,  and  of  regret  that  men  as  brave 
should  have  been  deluded  by  the  mad  ambition  of  wicked 
leaders  to  venture  even  their  lives  in  the  cause  of  an  un- 
provoked rebellion. 

A  wish  to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  such  patriotism 
by  a  tribute  other  than  is  rendered  by  the  common  in- 
stincts of  humanity  in  the  hearts  of  all  good  men  was  ex- 
pressed by  the  Recorder  to  those  whom  he  consulted  in 
prosecuting  his  labors.  It  was  this  wish,  thus  intimated  and 
gradually  defined  by  the  interchange  of  views  and  sen- 
timents between  former  pupils  of  the  Hall,  which  im- 
pelled the  movement  whose  extraordinary  ceremonies 
rendered  the  nth  of  June,  i86S,  an  eventful  day  in  the 
history  of  the  quiet  town  of  Nazareth.  At  first  there  was 
marked  indecision  as  to  the  propriety  of  excluding  from 
participation  in  the  intended  honor  such  pupils  as  had 
fallen  in  the  so-called  Confederate  service.  With  some, 
this  originated  in  sympathy  for  comrades  ;  with  others,  in 
sympathy  for  the  cause  they  had  espoused.  But  it  was 
resolved  to  sacrifice  the  former,  to  disregard  the  latter,  and 
yet,  "  with  malice  toward  none,"  to  render  honor  to 
those  only  who  had  stood  up  for  the  defence  of  their  en- 
tire country  and  its  constituted  laws.  Any  other  course, 
it  was  rightly  reasoned,  would  in  the  sequel  detract  from 
the  character  and  worth  of  the  memorial,  which  was 
intended  not  to  gratify  the  impassioned  feelings  of 
men  of  the  present  day,  not  to  compromise  truth  and 
error  by  a  double  record,  but  to  hand  down  to  men  of 
future  generations  the   names  of  such   only  as  had  felt 


NAZARETH  HALL.  OI 

themselves  moved  to  defend  the  liberties  of  their  fore- 
fathers against  the  assaults  of  an  internal  foe. 

The  erection  of  a  monument  or  cenotaph  within  the 
precincts  of  the  Institution  at  which  the  heroic  dead  had 
learned  their  early  lessons  of  love  of  country,  was  unhesi- 
tatingly accepted  as  the  most  appropriate  mode  of  testi- 
fying gratitude  and  respect  to  their  memories. 

In  October  of  1867  the  following  circular  apprised  the 
former  pupils  of  the  Hall  of  the  nature  of  the  initiatory 
steps  taken,  with  a  view  to  consummate  what  had  been 
foreshadowed  by  the  resolution  of  June,  1866  : 


IN  MEMORIAM. 


TO  THE  FORMER  PUPILS  OF  NAZARETH   HALL. 

1 785-1 867. 


Among  the  teachings  of  this  Moravian  Institution,  the 
"  Amor  Patri^"  has  ever  been  pre-eminently  inculcated. 
Its  youth  are  brought  up  in  the  pride  of  Liberty  and  In- 
dependence, as  an  undoubted  birth-i-ight,  but  this  pride  is 
always  tempered  by  the  svipreme  obligations  of  Law. 

It  was  therefore  but  the  result  of  the  discipline  of  our 
venerable  "  Alma  Mater"  that  upward  of  two  hundred 
and  fifty  of  our  former  companions,  during  the  gloomy 
days  of  the  late  rebellion,  promptly  responded  to  the  call 
of  our  Country,  and  imperiled  their  lives  in  doing  battle 
with  the  Spirit  of  Sedition,  and  that  twenty-six  sealed 
their  patriotic  devotion  with  their  blood,  thus  confirming 
the  assertion  which  has  been  frequently  made,  that  from 
no  class  of  men  in  this  Republic  did  the  response  of  pa- 
triotism come  more  readily  and  surely  than  from  its  cul- 
19* 


8z  NAZARETH  HALL. 

tivated  class,  who  threw  themselves  heartily  into  the  war 
both  from  solid  conviction  and  absolute  rule  of  conscience. 

Nazareth  Hall  is  distinctively  a  Christian  Institution, 
bestowing  the  benefits  of  its  training  and  culture  on  youth 
from  all  parts  of  our  common  land. 

We,  the  undersigned,  therefore,  who  were  its  inmates 
at  periods  more  or  less  i^emote,  and  who  cherish  its  asso- 
ciations with  warm  affection,  in  proposing  to  perpetuate 
the  memory  of  our  martyred  brethren,  while  desiring  to 
avoid  every  appearance  of  vindictiveness  or  of  triumph 
over  the  vanquished,  can  only  feel  that  we  would  thereby 
erect  a  shrine  to  the  high  religious  purpose  of  love  of 
country  and  love  of  law. 

It  is  designed  to  place  a  Cenotaph,  with  a  shaft  of 
thirty-five  feet  in  height,  within  the  "Green"  fronting 
the  ancient  "  Hall,"  the  grounds  of  which  will  be  appro- 
priately embellished  by  its  authorities  and  by  the  inhabit- 
ants of  the  village. 

The  monument,  the  cost  of  which  is  estimated  at  three 
thousand  dollars,  will  be  executed  by  Mr.  Wm.  Struthers, 
of  Philadelphia ;  and  we  earnestly  solicit  you  to  co-ope- 
rate with  us  to  the  extent  of  your  ability  in  providing  the 
means  for  its  erection. 

All  communications  and  contributions  should  be  ad- 
dressed, at  as  early  a  period  as  possible  before  November 
15  next,  so  that  the  memorial  services  may  be  held  on 
Thursday,  the  nth  June,  1S68, 

To  William  H.  Jordan,  Treasurer., 
No.  209  North  Third  street^  Philadelphia. 

1814.        Henry  Smith, 
Pres.  Reunion  Society  of  Nazareth  Hall. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  83 

CLASS. 

1822 — Andrew  A.  Humphreys,  Maj.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 

1837— John  Baillie  McIntosh,  Brev.  Maj.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 

1836— Nathaniel  Michler,  Brev.  Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 

1836— George  P.  Ihrie,  Brev.  Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 

1823— Joseph  H.  Hildeburn,  Philadelphia. 

1827 — Francis  Jordan,  do. 

1 82S— Thomas  Sparks,  do. 

1830 — Philip  A.  Cregar,  do. 

1832 — Charles  Lafourcade,  do. 

1855 — Richard  M.  Shoemaker,  Jr.,  do. 

1814— Ernest  F.  Bleck,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

181 8— Charles  Aug.  Luckenbach,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1830 — Rev.  Robert  de  Schweinitz,  do. 

1844 — Rev.  Herman  A.  Brickenstein,   do. 

1841 — John  Thomas,  Catasauqua,  Pa. 

1838— Francis  Michler,  Easton,  Pa. 

1855 — L.  H.  Forman,  do. 

183 1— Nathaniel  S.  Wolle,  Litiz,  Pa. 

1855— Haydn  H.  Tschudy,     do. 

1849— Henry  H.  Huntzinger,  Pottsville,  Pa. 

183 1 — L.  D.  Shoemaker,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

185S — George  C.  Lewis,  do. 

181 7— Edward  Minturn,  New  York. 

1825 — Arthur  Gillender,       do. 

1830— Rev.  A.  A.  Reinke,    do. 

183 1 — Andrew  G.  Bininger,  do. 

183S— Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr.,  New  York. 

1855 — Charles  Erben,  do. 

1810— Major  Giles  Porter,  U.  S.  A.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

1852— Charles  V.  Henry,  do. 

1854— Garret  P.  Bergen,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1835— Dr.  James  G.  Clark,  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

1855— Cornelius  A.  Simonson,         do. 

1829— William  J.  Albert,  Baltimore. 

1 82 1 — William  Beitel,  Nazareth,  Pa.  "j 

—J.  C.  Leibfried,  do.  V  Executive  Copi. 

1848 — Rev.  Eugene  Leibert,  do.  J 

Philadelphia,  October  ist,  1867. 

Encouraged  by  the  assurances  of  a  hearty  co-operation 


84  NAZARETH  HALL. 

which  this  call  drew,  even  from  such  on  whom  there 
rested  no  especial  claim  for  sympathy  in  the  movement, 
the  committee  pushed  its  work  vigorously.  The  Rev. 
Edmund  de  Schweinitz  (1S34)  was  appointed  Orator  of 
the  day,  and  on  the  first  of  June,  1S6S,  committee  made 
the  following  announcement : 


IN  MEMORIAM. 

The  Committee  of  the  Alumni  of  Nazareth  Hall,  ap- 
pointed under  the  terms  of  the  circular  dated  October 
ist,  1S67,  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  the  comple- 
tion of  the  Cenotaph  in  memory  of  their  brethren  wh.o 
fell  in  defence  of  the  Union  and  Liberty  during  the  war 
of  the  late  Rebellion. 

The  dedicatory  exercises  will  be  held  in  the  village  of 
Nazareth  at  9*  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  Thursday^ 
yune  II,  next. 

The  Alumni  and  their  friends  proceeding  from  Phila- 
delphia can  obtain  excursion  tickets  of  the  North  Penn- 
sylvania Railroad  Company  (Berks  Street  Station)  for 
two  dollars  to  Bethlehem,  and  those  from  New  York  at 
the  station  of  the  New  Jersey  Central  Railroad  Company 
for  three  dollars  to  Easton,  on  exhibition  of  this  circular. 

It  is  recommended  that  all  should  assemble  on  the  even- 
ing of  Wednesday,  the  loth,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  "  where 
carriages  are  provided  to  convey  them  to  the  Hall"  at 
7  A.  M.  on  the  memorial  day. 

On  behalf  of  the  committee. 

William  H.Jordan, 

Treasui'er. 
PHM.ADKLrniA,  June  i,  1868. 


NAZARETH  HALL. 


NOTICE. 


The  Reunion    Society  of  Nazareth  Hall  will    meet 

on  Thursday,  June  ii,  i86S,  at  the  usual  place. 

By  order  of  the  President, 

HENRY  SMITH. 
Burlington,  N.  J.,  June  i,  1868. 

On  the  27th  of  May  the  monument  stones,  together 
with  truck  and  tackle  for  their  overland  transportation, 
were  loaded  on  three  cars  at  the  freight  depot  of  the 
North  Pennsylvania  Railroad  in  Philadelphia.  They 
reached  Bath,  on  the  line  of  the  Lehigh  and  Lackawana 
Railroad,  on  the  29th.  Here  men  and  horses  were  in 
waiting  to  receive  and  convey  the  ponderous  freight  five 
miles  across  the  country.  The  horses  had  been  volun- 
teered by  farmers  in  the  neighborhood  of  Nazareth,  and 
Mr.  Samuel  Knecht,  of  that  borough,  was  entrusted  with 
the  general  management  of  the  novel  transportation.  In 
the  absence  of  necessary  appliances,  great  difficulty  was 
experienced  in  handling  the  large  stones,  and  it  was  late 
in  the  afternoon  of  the  29th  when  the  first  consignment 
was  despatched  by  the  "  Lower  Bath  road"  to  Nazai^eth. 
This  was  the  granite  base,  weighing  six  and  a  half  tons, 
suspended  by  tackling  from  a  four-wheeled  marble  truck 
of  five  tons  additional  weight,  drawn  by  seventeen  horses, 
two  abreast.  Owing  to  previous  rains,  the  condition  of 
the  road  was  unusually  bad  for  the  time  of  year,  so  that, 
after  proceeding  but  a  short  distance,  it  was  found  neces- 
sary to  attach  two  more  horses.  The  wheels,  notwith- 
standing, several  times  stuck  so  deep  in  the  mud  that  the 
horses  came  to  a  stand-still,  broke  the  chain-traces  in  their 
endeavors  to  extricate  the  ponderous  load,  and  the  men 
almost  despaired  of  ever  accomplishing  the  task  they  had 


86  NAZARETH  HALL. 

undertaken.  On  several  occasions,  also,  an  upset  was  im- 
minent; and  while  crossing  the  stone  bridge  over  the 
brook  at  Christian  Spring  the  truck  collided  with  the 
masonry  on  one  side,  tearing  it  completely  away.  At 
Bath  crowds  of  farmers  and  quarrymen  had  collected  to 
witness  the  arrival  of  the  train  ;  and  at  intervals  along 
the  route  the  rustic  population  in  groups  watched  the 
laborious  progress  of  the  "  big  wagon"  with  deepest 
interest.  Before  attempting  the  ascent  of  the  hill  near 
Nazareth,  four  fresh  horses  were  impressed,  and  at  last, 
at  eight  p.  M.,  the  imposing  and  unprecedented  equestrian 
display  reached  its  destination  amid  the  acclamations  of 
upward  of  fifteen  hundred  spectators,  who  had  assembled 
in  the  course  of  the  afternoon. 

The  carriage  of  the  remaining  portions  of  the  structure 
was  attended  with  less  difficulty,  and  before  the  evening 
of  the  third  day  all  of  them  had  been  deposited  uninjured 
near  the  site  of  the  monument.  The  aggregate  bulk  of 
the  material  was  three  hundred  and  nine  cubic  feet,  equiv- 
alent to  a  weight  of  twenty-two  tons. 

The  open  square  in  front  of  the  Hall,  which  from  time 
immemorial  has  been  the  campus  of  its  students  in  their 
lighter  pastimes,  and  where  under  Lombardy  poplars*  and 
lindens  they  were  wont  to  rest  from  the  toil  of  boyish 
sports,  had  been  selected  as  the  site  of  the  "  empty  stone" 
whose  shaft  should  bear  the  names  of  fallen  ones  who 
slept  in  distant  or  unknown  graves.  As  the  libei-ality 
of  citizens  of  Nazareth  had  provided  for  the  grading  and 
general  improvement  of  the  plot,  and  a  foundation  for 
the  structure  had  been  laid  in  November  of  the  previous 
year,  there  was  no  delay  in  its  erection,  and  the  work  was 

*  The  Lombardy  poplars,  which  formerly  lined  three  sides  of  the 
Square,  were  planted  by  Mr.  John  Jacob  Schmidt,  tutor,  about  1804, 
and  were  cut  down  when  ground  was  broken  for  the  church  of  1841. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  8/ 

finished  on  the  4th  of  June.  The  monument  was  at  once 
veiled  with  white  musHn. 

The  majority  of  former  pupils  and  specially  invited 
guests,  among  whom  were  Major  Generals  Andrew  A. 
Humphreys  and  John  Baillie  Mcintosh,  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral Nathaniel  Michler  and  ex-Governor  Curtin,  had  ren- 
dezvoused at  Bethlehem  on  the  evening  preceding  the 
eventful  day.  They  met  at  the  Sun  Hotel,  and  till  late 
into  the  night  the  apartments  of  the  old  inn  were  alive 
with  the  mirth  and  joyousness  of  comrades  met  once 
again  after  long  years  of  absence  to  rehearse  the  experi- 
ences of  schoolboy  days  ;  and  when  they  separated  it  was 
with  bright  anticipations  of  a  glorious  morrow. 

The  nth  of  June,  however,  proved  a  most  unfavorable 
day,  for  it  rained  without  intermission  from  early  dawn 
till  nightfall.  Eight  four-horse  omnibuses  and  twenty 
two-horse  carriages  had  been  engaged  at  Bethlehem,  Na- 
zareth, Allentown,  Newburg  and  Belfast  by  the  Commit- 
tee of  Arrangements  for  the  transportation  of  the  Re- 
unionists  and  their  guests.  Messrs.  Joseph  B.  Jones,  C. 
A.  Luckenbach,  B.  C.  Webster,  Tinsley  Jeter,  Lewis 
A.  Gerlach,  John  Fritz,  Samuel  Adams  and  Mrs.  George 
Myers,  of  Bethlehem,  and  Mr.  Samuel  Thomas,  of  Hok- 
endauqua,  had  volunteered  their  carriages  for  the  occa- 
sion. The  imposing  cortege  set  out  from  Bethlehem  at 
eight  A.  M.,  and  after  a  two  hours'  drive,  in  a  cold,  pelt- 
ing rain  and  through  heavy  roads,  reached  Nazareth. 
The  consequent  delay,  as  well  as  the  inclemency  of  the 
weather,  rendered  a  change  in  the  programme  of  exer- 
cises as  announced  by  the  Committee  of  Arrangements 
unavoidable.  One  hundred  and  thirty-three  members  of 
the  Reunion  Society  had  responded  by  their  presence  to 
the  President's  circular  of  June  i.  Special  invitations  to 
participate  in  the  extraordinary  ceremonies  of  the  day 


88  NAZARETH  HALL. 

had  been  extended  to  Mrs.  John  Fream,  of  Tivoli,  N.  Y., 
to  Mr.  H.  W.  Ryerson,  of  New  York,  and  to  other 
parents  of  Akimni  who  had  fallen  in  the  Union  service. 
Also  to  General  U.  S.  Grant,  Governor  John  W.  Geary, 
ex-Governor  Andrew  G.  Curtin,  General  W.  E.  Doster, 
Easton,  Pa. ;  General  Alexander  S.  Webb,  New  York  ; 
General  Robert  McAllister,  Allentown  ;  General  W.  H. 
Emory,  Washington  ;  General  James  L.  Selfridge,  Bethle- 
hem ;  Generals  George  H.  Grossman,  A.  J.  Pleasanton 
and  Colonel  Samuel  Wetherill,  Philadelphia ;  Henry 
Coppee,  President  Lehigh  University  ;  Rev.  E.  N.  Potter, 
South  Bethlehem,  Pa.  ;  Hon.  Simon  Cameron,  Harris- 
burg;  Hon.  John  N.  Conyngham,  Wilkesbarre  ;  Hon. 
Henry  D.  Maxwell,  Easton  ;  Hon.  Wm.  S.  Pierce  and 
others. 

General  Grant  replied  as  follows  : 

Headquarters  Army  of  the  United  States,  ) 
Washington,  D.  C,  June  8,  1868.     j 

Mr.  William  H.  Jordan — 

Sir  :  General  Grant  directs  me  to  express  his  thanks 
for  your  invitation  of  the  4th  instant  to  be  present  at  the 
dedicatory  exercises  of  the  Nazareth  Hall  Monument  on 
the  nth  instant,  and  his  i^egret  that  previous  engagements 
will  prevent  his  availing  himself  of  your  courtesy. 

He  directs  me  also  to  convey  to  30U  the  assurance  of 
his  profound  sympathy  with  every  undertaking  whose  ob- 
ject is  to  honor  the  memory  of  those  "  who  fell  in  de- 
fence of  the  Union  and  Liberty  during  the  war  of  the 
late  rebellion." 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

Adam  Badeau, 
Brevet  Bri/r.  Ge?z.  and  A.  D.  C. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  89 

Pupils  Present  at  the  Ninth  Reunion. 

Those  marked  *  were  day-scholars. 

788— John  Beitel,*  Nazareth. 

795 — Christian  D.  Busse,*  do. 

798 — Andrew  G.  Kern,*    do. 

800 — George  C.  Schneller,  Bethlehem. 

802 — William  Henry,  Wyoming. 

807 — Charles  F.  Kluge,  Nazareth. 

814 — Henry  Smith,  Burlington,  N.  J. 

814 — Ernest  F.  Bleck,  Bethlehem. 

814 — Arthur  Cernea,  Buckingham,  Bucks  co.,  Pa. 

815 — John  Jordan,*  Jr.,  Philadelphia. 

816 — John  C.  Jacobson,  ex-off.,  Bethlehem. 

816 — Joseph  J.  Albright,*  Scranton. 

817 — Josiah  O.  Beitel,  Nazareth. 

817 — Henry  A.  Shultz,      do. 

821 — Sidney  A.  Clewell,  Philadelphia. 

821 — James  Henry,  Bolton,  Northampton  co.,  Pa. 

821— Richard  Christ,*  Nazareth. 

821— William  Beitel,*      do. 

822 — Andrew  A.  Humphreys,  Washington. 

823— Seth  W.  Paine,  Troy,  Pa. 

824 — David  Bigler,  Lancaster. 

824 — John  F.  Kohler,  Philadelphia. 

824 — John  C.  Brickenstein,  ex-off.,  Nazareth. 

827 — Levin  A.  Miksch,*  Bethlehem. 

827— Edward  O.  Smith  *  Philadelphia. 

827 — Comenius  Senseman,*  Nazareth. 

827 — Francis  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 

828 — Thomas  Sparks,         do. 

828— Sylvester  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 

828 — Maurice  C.  Jones,       do. 

829 — Lewis  F.  Kampman,  do. 

830 — Robert  de  Schweinitz,do. 

830 — Reuben  A.  Henry,  Scranton. 

830 — Amadeus  A.  Reinke,  New  York. 

831— Nathaniel  S.  Wolle,  Litiz. 

831 — Lazarus  D.  Shoemaker,  Wilkesbarre. 

832 — George  A.  Kohler,  Philadelphia. 

832— James  Lee,  Jr.,  Boston. 


2U 


90  NAZARETH  HALL. 

1832— Henry  J.  Van  Vleck,  Bethlehem. 

1832  -William  H.  Butler,  Wilkesbarre. 

1832— Thomas  Brodrick,  do. 

1833— Edward  H.  Reichel,  Nazareth. 

1833— Philip  A.  Cregar,  ex-off.,  Philadelphia. 

1833— John  C.  Philip,  Brooklyn. 

1834— Edmund  de  Schweinitz,  Bethlehem. 

1835— Samuel  C.  Wolle,  Hokendauqua. 

1835 -William  Higgins,  New  York. 

1836— Nathaniel  Michler,  Washington. 

1S37— John  Baillie  Mcintosh,    do. 

1837— Horace  W.  Smith,  Philadelphia. 

1837— Eugene  T.  Henry,  Oxford,  N.  J. 

1S37— Joseph  Dean  Philip,  Brooklyn. 

1838— James  H.  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 

1839— Francis  Wolle,  ex-off.,  do. 

1839 — Lewis  R.  Huebner,        do. 

1839— Robert  S.  Hall,  Philadelphia. 

1842— Theodore  F.  Wolle,  Bethlehem. 

1843 — Edward  H.  Jacobson,      do. 

1843— Thomas  Overington,  Frankford. 

1845— C.  Edward  Kummer,  Bethlehem. 

1846— Henry  H.  Wolle,  Philadelphia. 

1846  -Granville  Henry,  Bolton,  Northampton  co..  Pa. 

1847— Frederic  K.  Womrath,  Philadelphia. 

1848 — Eugene  Leibert,  Nazareth  Hall. 

1848— Peter  A.  Keyser,  Philadelphia. 

1848— Obadiah  T.  Huebner,  Litiz. 

1849— James  E.  Audenried,  Philadelphia. 

1849— Frank  C.  Stout,*  Bethlehem. 

1849 -Philip  S.  P.  Walter,*  Nazareth. 

1851— William  H.  Loyd,  Philadelphia. 

1852— Charles  B.  Shultz,  Bethlehem. 

1852 — J.  Theophilus  Zorn,  Nazareth  Hall. 

1853— William  H.  Bigler,  Bethlehem. 

1853 -John  David  Wolle,*      do. 

1853 — William  H.  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 

1853 — Francis  Jordan,  Jr.,  do. 

1853 — Edward  Rondthaler,  Brooklyn. 

1853— Edward  E.  Hocber,*  Nazareth. 

1854— Joseph  R.  Kenney,  Philadelphia. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  9 1 

CLASS. 

1854— Edwin  G.  Klose,  Bethlehem. 
1854— Charles  Gilsey,  New  York. 
1854— Peter  Gilsey,  do. 

1854— Garret  P.  Bergen,  Brooklyn. 
1855— J.  Albert  Rondthaler,  Bethlehem. 
1855— Edward  J.  Regennas,  Nazareth  Hall. 
i855_Philip  H.  Kutzmeyer,  New  York. 
l855_Thomas  M.  Gilchrist,  Wilkesbarre. 
1855— Lawrence  H.  Forman,  Easton. 
1856-Richard  M.  Shoemaker,  Jr.,  Philadelphia. 
1856— Harding  Williams,  do. 

1856-Frank  H.  Ellis,  do. 

1856 -Samuel  P.  Wetherill,  do. 

1856— George  Sellers,  Washington. 
1856 -Edward  M.  Knox,  New  York. 
1856— Jay  Jarvis,  New  York. 
1856 -Edward  T.  Henry,  Bolton. 
1856— WiUiam  W.  Yohe,  Bethlehem. 
1856— Henry  A.  Jacobson,  Nazareth  Hall. 
1857— George  C.  Lewis,  Wilkesbarre. 
l857_Frank  S.  Rowland,  Philadelphia. 
1857— Adolphus  Lichtenthaler,  Bethlehem. 
1858— Ewing  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
1858  -Charles  H.  Landenberger,  Philadelphia. 
1858 -David  F.  Rank,  New  York. 
1859— Norman  J.  Mayer,     do. 
1859— Ferdinand  C.  Mayer,do. 
l859_Joseph  W.  Longmire,  Philadelphia. 
1859 -William  A.  Meurer,  do. 

1859— Theodor  C.  Engel,  do. 

1859— Benjamin  P.  Whitney,  Pottsville. 
1859— Joseph  R.  Siewers,  Nazareth  Hall. 
1859— Joseph  H.  Kampman,  Bethlehem. 
1859 -Herbert  W.  Wolle,*  do. 

1859— Theodore  M.  Rights,  do. 

i860— Silas  L.  Early,  Palmyra. 
i860— John  F.  Beitel,  Nazareth. 
1861— George  T.  Coyne,  Staten  Island. 
1861— Frederic  J.  Grote,  New  York. 
1861— Franklin  B.  Evans,  Philadelphia. 


92  NAZARETH  HALL. 

CLASS. 

1861— Joseph  S.  Rowland,  Philadelphia. 
1862— George  W.  Landenberger,do. 
1862— Clement  F.  Oehler,  Bethlehem. 
1863— J.  Max.  Hark  *  Nazareth. 
1863— Samuel  S.  Yohe,  Bethlehem. 
1863— Robert  McC.  Turner,  Philadelphia. 
1863— Alfred  M.  Berg,  do. 

1863— Clarence  A.  WoUe,  Bethlehem. 
1863— Francis  L.  Wolle,  do. 

1863— Edward  Barnes,  New  York. 
1863 — Albert  Barnes,  do. 

1863— Samuel  M.  Skirving,  Philadelphia. 
1863 — John  James  Skirving,         do. 
1864— William  A.  Himes,  New  Oxford. 

The  following  is  the  programme  of  exercises  published 
by  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  : 

MEMORIAL  DAY,  NAZARETH  HALL. 

June  II,   1868. 

The  Alumni  will  assemble  at  the  Nazareth  Hotel  at 
9^  A.  M.,  and  move  in  procession  at  a  quarter  of  10  pre- 
cisely, in  the  following  order  : 

The  Nazareth  Band. 

Chief  Marshal. 

Prof.  PHILIP  A.  CREGAR. 

Assistant  Marshals. 
John  Thomas, 

Robert  J.  McClatchey,  M.  D., 
Francis  Jordan,  Jr. 

The  President  of  the  Reunion  Society  and  the  Orator  of 
of  the  Day. 

The  Bishops  of  the  Moravian  Church. 

The  General  and  other  Officers  of  the  U.  S.  Army  and 
Navy. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  93 

The  Trustees  of  Nazareth  Hall  and  the  Rev.  Clergy. 

The  Invited  Guests  and  Strangers. 

The  Alumni. 

The    Citizens. 

On  arrival  at  the  "  Green,"  they  will  be  received  by 
the  pupils  of  the  Hall  with  an  address,  and  after  a  reply 
from  the  President,  the  divisions  will  take  their  places  in 
order  around  the  platform. 

Prayer — By  the  Right  Rev.  Henry  A.  Shultz. 

Music — By  the  Trombones. 

Address — By  the  Rev.  Edmund  de  Schweinitz. 

Unveiling  of  the  Cenotaph. 

Hymn — The  Right  Rev.  David  Bigler  Officiating. 

Benediction — By  the  Right  Rev.  Peter  Wolle. 

The  Doxology,  with  Music  by  the  Trombones. 

Immediately  afterward,  the  meeting  of  the  Reunion 
Society  will  be  held  in  the  Chapel  of  the  Hall,  which  the 
Alumni  are  urgently  requested  to  attend,  in  order  that 
their  names  may  be  recorded  on  the  minutes. 

At  4  p.  M.  they  will  reassemble  in  the  Hall  for  "  Coffee 
and  Moravian  Cake, "  when  the  Military  and  Naval 
Reports  will  be  read. 

COMMITTEE  OF  ARRANGEMENTS. 


Washington,  D.  C.  I  Philadelphia. 

CLASS.  I        CLASS. 

1822 — Andrew    A.    Humphreys, 

Maj.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 
1836 — Nathaniel    Michler,  Brev. 

Brig.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 
1837 — John      Baillie    Mcintosh, 

Brev.  Maj.-Gen.  U.  S.  A. 
20  » 


1823 — Joseph  H.  Hildebum. 
1827 — Francis  Jordan. 
1828 — Thomas  Sparks. 
1830 — Philip  A.  Cregar. 
1831 — Sidney  J.  Solms. 
1841 — Edwin  T.  Eisenbrey. 


94  NAZARETH 

Bethlehem,  Pa. 

CLASS. 

1814— Ernest  F.  Bleck. 
182S— Maurice  C.  Jones. 
182S— Rev.  Sylvester  Wolle. 
1844— Rev.  Herman  A.  Bricken- 
stein. 

Hokendauqua,  Pa. 
1S41 — John  Thomas. 

Easton,  Pa. 

1 816— Theodore  R.  Sitgreaves. 
1S55 — Lawrence  H.  Forman. 

Nazareth,  Pa. 

1821— William  Beitel. 
—J.  C.  Leibfried. 
1846— Granville  Henry. 
1848 — Eugene  Leibert. 

Litiz,  Pa. 

1799 — John  Beck. 
1831— Nathaniel  S.  Wolle. 
1855— Haydn  H.  Tschudy. 

Pottsville,  Pa. 
1849 — Henry  H.  Huntzinger. 

Wilkesbane,  Pa. 

1 83 1 — L.  D.  Shoemaker. 
1858 — George  C.  Lewis. 


HALL. 

New  York. 

CLASS. 

1817— Edward  Minturn. 
1825 — Arthur  Gillender. 
1831— Andrew  G.  Bininger. 
1837— George  W.  Day. 
1838 — Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr. 
1854 — Herman  Uhl. 

Brooklyn,  N.  V. 

1837— Rev.  Joseph  Dean  Philip. 
1854— Garret  P.  Bergen. 

Staten  Island,  A\  V. 
1855— Cornelius  A.  Simonson. 

Burlington,  N.  y. 
1814 — Henry  Smith. 

Alba7iy,  N.  Y. 

1810— Giles  Porter,  Major  U.S.A. 
1852 — Charles  V.  Henry. 

Baltimore. 
1829— William  J.  Albert. 

Boston. 
1832— James  Lee,  Jr. 

Kalamazoo,  Mich. 

1833 — Charles   E.    Smith,   Brev. 
Brig.  Gen.  U.  S.  Vols. 


All  business  communications  to  be  addressed  to 

William  H.  Jordan,  Treasurer.^ 
No.  209  North  Third  Street,  Philadelphia. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  95 

The  above  ordei"  of  proceedings  was  observed,  as  far 
as  the  inclement  day  w^ould  permit.  At  loj  a.  m.  the 
procession  formed  at  the  hotel,  and,  marshaled  by  Pro- 
fessor P.  A.  Cregar  and  his  aids,  moved  to  the  Chapel  of  the 
Moravian  parochial  school,  where  the  inaugural  ceremo- 
nies were  conducted.  The  distinguished  visitors  and  the 
reverend  clergy  occupied  the  platform.  At  a  quarter  to  1 1 
the  Nazareth  Hall  Cadets,  to  the  number  of  one  hundred, 
in  neat  gray  uniform,  entered  the  crowded  Hall,  and  took  a 
position  in  four  lines  in  front  of  the  stand.  Master  Wil- 
lie St.  Clair  Gibbs,  of  Hyde  Park,  stepped  forward,  and, 
in  behalf  of  his  schoolmates,  said :  "  My  friends,  and 
former  pupils  of  Nazareth  Hall :  To  me  is  given  the 
honor  of  welcoming  you  back  to  your  old  home,  again  to 
spend  a  day  amid  the  scenes  of  your  boyhood.  In  the 
name  of  my  companions,  I  extend  you  a  hearty  welcome. 
Although  part  of  the  exercises  of  the  day  may  be  fraught 
with  painful  recollections,  yet  we  hope  your  visit  may 
also  yield  you  much  enjoyment.  Again  wishing  you  a 
hearty  welcome,  I  propose  three  cheers  for  the  '  old 
boys'  of  Nazareth  Hall." 

These  having  been  given  with  a  will,  the  President  re- 
sponded on  the  part  of  the  Society,  and  concluded  by 
calling  for  three  cheers  for  Nazareth  Hall.  Prayer  was 
then  oflered  by  Rt.  Rev.  Henry  A.  Shultz,  of  Nazareth. 
After  a  general  invocation  to  the  thi'one  of  grace,  which 
was  full  of  patriotic  fervor,  he  closed  with  the  words  of 
the  Lord's  Prayer,  in  which  the  audience  devoutly  joined. 
A  funeral  chorale  was  now  performed  by  the  Nazareth 
trombonists.  Hereupon,  Rev.  Edmund  de  Schweinitz, 
of  Bethlehem,  the  Orator  of  the  day,  was  introduced, 
and  proceeded  to  speak  as  follows  : 

"  On  ground  rich  in  the  associations  of  our  boyhood, 
in  the  first  days  of  opening  summer,  that  used  to  be  more 


96  NAZARETH  HALL. 

fragrant  than  their  full-blown  roses,  under  all  circum- 
stances of  wind  and  weather — let  them  have  been  bright 
and  serene,  as  we  hoped  to-day  would  prove,  or  dark  and 
stormy,  as  it  has  turned  out  to  be — because  they  brought 
us  the  '  examination  holidays,'  we  are  met,  alumni  of 
Nazareth  Hall  to  celebrate  another  Reunion.  For  more 
than  twelve  years  such  gatherings,  with  occasional  inter- 
ruptions, have  taken  place,  and  have  been  times  of  un- 
alloyed pleasure,  when  we  forgot  the  cares  of  life,  laid 
aside  its  burdens,  and  were  boys  again.  To-day,  how- 
ever, we  come  not  merely  with  this  purpose.  We  have 
a  mission  to  fulfill,  a  work  of  love  to  do.  As  those  of  our 
associates,  whose  decease  was  reported  at  former  Re- 
unions, won  a  tribute  of  respect  from  the  lips  of  some 
friend,  so,  on  the  present  occasion,  we  all  unite  in  per- 
petuating the  names,  and  embalming  the  memory,  of  a 
number  of  our  fellow-alumni,  who,  whether  we  were 
personally  acquainted  with  them  or  not,  had  us  all  for 
their  friends,  because  they  died  for  our  common  country, 
and  belonged  to  the  ranks  of  those  whom  the  God  of  our 
fathers  summoned  to  its  rescue,  in  the  hour  of  its  direst 
peril,  when  its  glorious  union  of  Commonwealths  was 
broken,  and  its  history  as  a  world-power  seemed  drawing 
to  an  end. 

"  To  honor  such  men  is  an  intuitive  impulse  of  the 
heart,  a  prerogative  of  free  citizenship,  an  evidence  of 
true  patriotism.  It  has  been  done  wherever  the  people 
governed  since  the  days  of  Sparta  and  Athens.  While 
monarchies  exalt  the  conqueror,  republics  pay  reverence 
to  their  defenders.  While  Alexander  the  Great  erected 
twelve  towers  on  the  banks  of  the  distant  Hyphasis,  to 
mark  his  irresistible  advance  into  the  kingdoms  of  India, 
the  pillars  at  Marathon  bore  the  names  of  heroes  who,  on 
that  immortal  field,  rolled  back  the  tide  of  Persian  inva- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  97 

sion  and  saved  Greece  from  a  despot's  heel.  While  the 
Triumphal  Arch  at  Paris  blazons  those  battles  of  Napoleon 
that  laid  Europe  in  glittering  chains,  Bunker  Hill  is 
crowned  with  a  monument  which  tells  of  deeds  that  gave 
to  Liberty,  both  in  her  civil  and  religious  manifestations, 
a  home  such  as  she  never  had  befoi-e,  and  made  this 
Western  buttress  of  the  world  a  refuge  for  the  oppressed 
of  every  land. 

"  For  us,  however,  as  a  body  of  alumni,  and  at  a  Re- 
union in  these  never-to-be-forgotten  precincts,  to  offer 
such  a  tribute  is  to  exalt  not  only  the  memory  of  fellow- 
pupils,  but  also  the  name  of  our  Alma  Mater,  whose 
teachings  first  produced  in  them  a  tendency  and  an  aim, 
whose  instructions  helped  to  shape  our  course  through 
life.  That  block  of  stone  proclaims  as  well  what  an 
American  citizen  will  sacrifice  for  the  sake  of  Liberty  and 
the  Union,  as  what  one  of  the  oldest  educational  institu- 
tions of  America  can  accomplish  in  making  a  citizen. 

"  It  is  from  this  point  of  view  that  I  wish  to  address 
you.  I  cannot  consistently  occupy  any  other.  The  war 
in  which  our  brethren  fell  is  over.  Who  does  not  de- 
voutly thank  God  for  that?  The  mighty  armies  of 
which  they  formed  a  pai't  have  melted  away  as  suddenly, 
I  might  almost  say  as  miraculously,  as  they  sprang  into 
existence,  and  have  given  back  to  the  family,  to  the  pur- 
suits of  business  and  to  the  Church  elements  of  manly 
activity  and  well-tried  strength.  The  stormy  events  of 
the  conflict,  the  news  of  battles  won  or  lost,  the  daily 
bulletins  from  the  camp  or  the  field,  and  all  that  made 
that  time  a  period  of  unparalleled  excitement,  belong  to 
the  past.  And  so  do  the  groans  of  the  wounded,  the 
wails  of  the  dying,  the  tears  of  the  bereaved  and  the 
broken-hearted.  Peace  smiles  upon  us  and  our  children. 
The  summer's  grain  covers  the  ensanguined  fields  of  An- 


9S  NAZARETH  HALL. 

tietam  and  Gettysburg.  The  broad  highways  of  travel 
are  no  longer  obstructed  ;  the  great  arteries  of  trade  no 
more  refuse  to  pulsate.  On  the  waters  of  the  Mississippi, 
commerce  is  joyfully  doing  its  work  ;  the  railroads  of 
Pennsylvania  and  Virginia  are  again  in  friendly  harmony — 
avenues  of  legitimate  barter,  means  of  union  for  friend 
and  friend.  The  righteous  indignation  of  the  hour  is 
soothed  ;  the  bitter  animosities  of  the  strife  are  allayed. 
Hence,  although  we  are  not  here  in  order  to  call  evil 
good  and  good  evil,  in  order  to  put  darkness  for  light 
and  light  for  darkness,  we  do  not  come  to  say  what  would 
have  been  proper  amidst  the  experiences  of  the  Rebel- 
lion itself,  while  its  issues  were  still  doubtful,  while  plain 
truths  and  strong  words  were  necessary  to  vindicate  our 
cause.  We  have  no  enemies  to  denounce.  God  has  or- 
dained that  the  people  of  America,  whether  in  the  North 
or  the  South,  should  be  one  and  remain  indivisible. 
That,  however,  which  we  are  not  to  forget,  and  which 
we  can  magnify  '  with  charity  for  all  and  malice  to 
none,'  is  the  principle  which  led  our  brethren  to  yield 
their  lives — a  principle  setting  them  before  us,  first,  as 
scholars  of  the  'good  old  Hall,'  and  then  as  soldiers  of 
the  grand  army  of  the  Union. 

"  Nazareth  Hall  has  a  twofold  mission — namely,  to 
train  the  mind  and  to  mould  the  character.  In  pursuing 
the  latter,  the  fundamental  rule  which  it  imparts  \%faith- 
fubicss  to  duty.  This  is  the  groundwork  of  its  peculiar 
system  of  discipline,  the  substance  of  all  those  lessons 
and  the  life  of  all  those  plastic  exercises  that  are  to  form 
the  man.  This  gives  tone  to  its  social  relations,  and  con- 
stitutes the  element  in  which  its  teachers  and  scholars 
move.  It  bring^^  this  tenet  of  Moral  Philosophy  down 
from  the  region  of  theory  and  makes  it  a  power  in  the 
boy  for  practical  life.     By  this  law,  which  rings  out  in  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  99 

early  watches  of  the  morning,  when  the  bell  sounds  the 
signal  for  rising,  and  which  then  guides  whatever  is  done 
through  the  day,  in  the  hours  of  study  or  recitation,  in 
the  house  or  on  the  play-ground,  until  the  word  is  sjooken, 
at  bed-time,  that  hushes  the  room-company  into  absolute 
silence,  Nazareth  Hall  has  performed  wonders,  coerced, 
without  an  effort,  many  an  ungovernable  lad,  saved  him 
from  ruin  and  sent  him  forth  to  usefulness  and  prosperity. 
Other  schools  may  do  more  in  the  way  of  a  brilliant  show 
of  knowledge,  but  none  surpass  it  in  building  character 
upon  this  solid  corner-stone. 

"  Now  the  object  of  the  late  war,  on  the  part  of  the 
loyal  States,  was  not  ambition  or  conquest,  or  glory  for 
its  own  sake  merely.  It  was  resistance  against  the  most 
gigantic  and  causeless  rebellion  ever  originated,  and, 
consequently,  a  necessary  act  of  self-preservation,  an  in- 
alienable right  to  hold  fast  that  which  the  Almighty  Ruler 
of  the  world  had  himself  bestowed  upon  our  fathers  in 
their  struggle  for  independence,  and  which  had  crowned 
us  with  the  richest  benefactions.  Or,  rather,  to  state  the 
case  in  the  words  of  that  man  for  the  crisis  whom  the 
Lord  of  hosts  raised  up  and  treason  struck  down,  who 
sleeps,  a  martyr,  in  his  Western  grave,  and  has  the  prai- 
rie-winds to  sing  his  requiem  throughout  all  generations 
— words  as  transparent  as  his  life,  and  as  noble  as  his 
work — it  was  '  that  the  nation  should,  under  God,  have  a 
new  birth  of  freedom,  and  the  government  of  the  people, 
by  the  people,  and  for  the  people,  should  not  perish  from 
the  earth.'  This  was  the  call  which  stirred  the  hearts 
of  millions,  this  was  the  solemn  obligation  of  the  hour. 

"  And  therefore  the  response  came,  literally,  from 
every  avocation  of  life.  Men  left  the  anvil  and  the  plough, 
the  counting-house  and  the  workshop,  the  professional  office 
and  the  college  ;  and  armies  were  marshaled  which  formed 


lOO  NAZARETH  HALL. 

the  bone  and  sinew  of  the  people,  represented  its  intelli- 
gence and  wealth,  and  were  animated  by  a  lofty  purpose 
and  a  high  resolve.  On  the  same  scale  such  a  result 
was  never  accomplished  before  in  any  nation.  Hosts 
gathered  unprecedented  in  point  of  numbers  since  the  times 
of  Xerxes,  and  yet,  for  the  most  part,  they  were  hosts  of 
freemen,  of  citizens  who  voluntarily  seized  the  musket 
with  the  same  hands  that  deposited  the  ballot  by  which 
they  govern  themselves.  A  greater  contrast  cannot  be 
imagined  than  that  between  our  soldiers  and  those  who, 
from  year  to  year,  in  war  and  peace,  make  of  Europe 
one  vast  camp.  The  former  were  conscious  embodiments 
of  a  principle — the  latter  are  unconscious  machines,  set 
in  motion  by  a  royal  cabinet  and  working  under  the 
strain  of  inexorable  discipline.  The  enthusiasm  of  the 
one  was  the  natural  emotion  of  a  patriotic  heart,  clinging 
to  its  national  birth-right,  a  thing  of  life,  stirring  the 
depths  of  their  being — the  enthusiasm  of  the  other  is 
drilled  into  them,  like  the  use  of  the  needle-gun,  and  does 
not  soar  higher  than  a  constrained  regard  for  glory  as  an 
abstraction. 

"  Of  a  call  that  produced  such  an  '  uprising  of  a  gi'eat 
people,'  the  alumni  of  Nazareth  Hall  were  not  unmind- 
ful. With  honest  pride,  let  it  be  proclaimed  to-day,  that 
two  hundred  and  thirty  '  Hall  boys'  arrayed  themselves 
under  the  flag  of  their  country,  helped  to  save  it  from  dis- 
memberment, aided  to  bring  on  a  new  era  in  the  history 
of  Liberty,  and  to  send  her  rejoicing  and  blessing  over  the 
earth.  It  is  as  honorable  a  record  as  any  one  can  wish  for, 
as  genuine  a  satisfaction  as  any  achievement  in  life  will  con- 
fer, as  rich  a  legacy  as  can  be  left  to  children  and  child- 
ren's children.  The  time  is  coming  when  the  descend- 
ants of  the  Union  soldiers  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion 
will  be  not  less  proud  of  them  than  men  now  are  of  their 


NAZARETH  HALL.  lOI 

Revolutionary  sires,  when  the  musket  that  was  carried  to 
the  bloody  field  of  the  Wilderness,  and  the  sword  that 
flashed  in  the  morning's  sun  of  the  assaults  upon  Vicks- 
burg,  will  be  heir-looms  as  sacred  as  the  present  genera- 
tion esteems  like  relics  from  Lexington  or  Yorktown. 

"  But  what  was  it  that  induced  so  large  a  proportion 
of  former  pupils  to  leave  their  business  and  forsake  their 
homes,  in  order  to  enlist  as  soldiers  ?  I  turn  to  look  upon 
the  '  old  Hall,'  I  remember  its  class-rooms  and  Chapel,  I 
recall  its  lessons  and  life,  and,  with  that  deep  conviction 
which  experience  gains,  I  answer :  It  was  the  grand 
principle  laid  as  the  foundation  of  their  character  when 
they  were  boys  in  this  School — it  was  faithfulness  to  duty 
here  taught  and  learned.  They  paid  what  they  owed 
their  country. 

"  This  principle  found  its  most  perfect  type  in  those  of 
their  number  whose  memory  we  signalize  to-day,  for 
they  carried  it  out  to  the  end,  and,  in  the  strength  of  it, 
gave  all  that  a  man  has,  even  their  lives. 

"  Ere  I  proceed  to  illustrate  this,  it  is  fitting  that  I  should 
read  the  roll  of  our  honored  dead.     It  is  as  follows : 

"  David  Baker,  the  oldest  on  the  list,  of  the  class  of 
1822. 

"  Charles  M.  Berg,  of  the  class  of  1829. 

"Frank  Pott,  of  the  class  of  1830. 

"Arthur  L.  Van  Vleck,  of  the  class  of  1835. 

"  Charles  M.  Stout,  of  the  class  of  1841. 

"  Eugene  F.  Clewell,  of  the  class  of  1843. 

"  Herman  L.  Beitel,  of  the  class  of  1845. 

"  Charles  M.  Smeidle,  of  the  class  of  1S47. 

"  AsHER  Gaylord,  of  the  class  of  1848. 

"Joseph  P.  Bachman,  of  the  class  of  1849. 

"  David  T.  Latimer,  the  first  who  fell,  and  one  of  the 
first  Union  soldiers  killed  ;  Christian  F.  Smith,  Edmund 
21  Q 


I03  NAZARETH  HALL. 

A.  Shouse,  John  F.  Wood  and  Van  Brunt  M.  Ber- 
gen, all  of  the  class  of  1853. 

"John  A.  Witmer,  Horace  C.Bennet,  Daniel  H. 
Fasig  and  James  I.  Grafton,  of  the  class  of  1S54. 

"  George  L.  Fream,  Benjamin  F.  Landell  and 
Charles  Ryerson,  of  the  class  of  1S55. 

"  Clarence  Kampman,  John  C.  Hagen  and  William 
W^.  Ladd,  the  youngest  on  the  list,  but  sixteen  years  of 
age,  all  of  the  class  of  1S58. 

"  Edwin  A.  Skirving,  of  the  class  of  1S60. 

"Pliny  A.  Jewett,  Jr.,  of  the  class  of  1861. 

"Twenty-seven  in  all,  who  were  either  killed  in  battle 
or  died  of  disease  contracted  while  in  the  service. 

"  Ten  of  them  were  sent  out  by  Pennsylvania,  four  by 
Ohio,  three  by  New  York,  two  by  New  Jersey,  one  by 
Massachusetts,  one  by  Connecticut,  one  by  Illinois,  one 
by  Iowa,  one  by  Kentucky.  Three  belonged  to  the  Navy  ; 
and  the  fields  of  Great  Bethel  and  Harper's  Ferry,  of 
Averysborough  and  Pocotalico,  of  Chattanooga  and  Vicks- 
burg,  of  Antietam,  W^illiamsburg  and  Hatcher's  Run, 
together  with  the  blood-stained  deck  of  the  Frigate  Cum- 
berland— that  would  not  yield  even  to  the  iron  monster 
which  attacked  her,  but  was  engulphed  by  the  waters  of 
Chesapeake  Bay,  with  her  colors  flying — make  up  the 
places  where  our  brethren,  in  the  appropriate  language 
of  the  monument,  '  died  that  their  country  might  be 
healed  and  live.'  It  thus  appears  that  in  the  regiments 
of  nine  of  the  loyal  States,  as  well  as  in  that  puissant 
navy  which  filled  the  maritime  powers  of  the  world  with 
astonishment,  and  in  battles  fought  along  the  border,  in 
the  West,  and  in  the  South,  from  one  of  the  earliest  to 
one  of  the  latest,  the  alumni  of  Nazareth  Hall  were  re- 
presented by  these  their  comrades  in  everything  that 
was  true,  brave  and  faithful. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  103 

'•  Without  going  into  all  the  details  of  their  service,  which 
will  be  given  at  another  time  in  the  course  of  the  exer- 
cises of  this  day,  I  will  adduce  but  a  few  facts  to  establish 
the  position  I  have  taken. 

"  One  of  the  fallen  was  my  own  classmate.  I  knew 
him  well,  both  in  the  Hall  and  afterward  in  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary.  He  was  the  most  innocent  of  boys 
and  the  most  guileless  of  men.  DiiBdent,  shrinking  even 
from  play  as  soon  as  it  grew  boisterous,  an  obscure  cor- 
ner his  retreat  and  a  book  his  friend,  kind-hearted,  too, 
never  resenting  an  injury,  and  bearing  the  banter  of  his 
companions  with  unruffled  patience,  I  would  sooner  have 
believed  anything  most  strange,  when  we  sat  together  in 
our  class-room  and  construed  that  Latin  line  which  says, 
'  It  is  sweet  and  becoming  to  die  for  one's  country,'  than 
that  the  poet's  sentiment  would,  in  his  case,  grow  into  a 
personal  experience.  And  yet  this  honored  companion 
won  a  medal  for  bravery  at  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville, 
bore  himself,  under  all  circumstances,  with  unvarying 
gallantry  as  a  soldier,  and  with  true  heroism  as  a  Chris- 
tian, until  his  heartstrings  cracked  amidst  the  nameless 
horrors  of  Libby  Prison.  Nothing  under  heaven  but  a 
deep  sense  of  duty  and  a  lofty  determination  to  be  faith- 
ful could  have  induced  him  to  enter  the  army  and  expose 
himself  to  the  associations  of  the  camp  and  the  other  ex- 
periences of  military  life,  which,  in  themselves  con- 
sidered, were  as  foreign  to  his  nature  as  they  were  re- 
pulsive to  his  feelings. 

"  And  touching  the  rest  whom  I  have  named,  it  will 
stir  your  hearts,  my  friends,  as  it  did  mine,  when  you 
will  hear  their  records.  It  is  impossible  to  read  the  let- 
ters, written  by  those  who  knew  them  in  the  army,  with- 
out gaining  a  vivid  consciousness  of  the  operations  of 
that   principle  of  power  which   Nazareth    Hall    taught 


I04  NAZARETH  HALL. 

them.  In  every  instance  in  which  the  dihgent  search, 
deserving  of  all  praise,  made  by  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Monument  Association,  for  the  incidents  of  their  military 
history,  was  rewarded  with  success,  something  true  and 
honorable,  something  to  be  proud  of,  has  been  brought 
out. 

''  Of  one  his  captain  says,  '  He  met  his  fate  with  a 
manliness  never  excelled  ;'  and  of  another,  '  He  presented, 
in  an  eminent  degree,  the  qualities  of  a  soldier  and  a 
gentleman,'  while  the  surgeon,  who  witnessed  his  death- 
struggle,  calls  him  a  '  manly  and  noble  boy.'  A  third 
receives  this  testimony :  '  He  was  a  brave  and  fearless 
soldier,  respected  by  all  the  men  and  officers.'  A  fourth, 
who  was  mortally  wounded  while  leading  a  desperate 
charge  at  Vicksburg,  stood  so  high  in  his  company  that, 
with  one  accord,  the  survivors  sent  to  his  mourning  family 
a  tribute  of  respect  in  memory  of  his  virtues.  Several 
were  promoted  from  the  ranks  for  bravery  in  the  field. 
Around  the  body  of  an  officer  brought  to  Hilton  Head  for 
burial,  who  had  marched  at  the  head  of  his  men  across 
a  cornfield  swept  by  a  terrific  fire  as  coolly  as  if  he  were 
drilling  them,  and  who  was  shot  later  in  the  action,  there 
gathered  persons  high  in  rank,  that  had  been  acquainted 
with  him,  exclaiming,  '  Brave  man !  Brave  man !' 
Another  officer,  to  use  the  words  of  his  own  colonel,  '  in 
everything  he  said  and  did  was  always  manly,  honorable 
and  nol)le.'  General  Slocum  held  him  in  such  esteem 
that  he  reported  his  death  to  Governor  Andrew,  of  Mas- 
sachusetts, designating  him  as  '  one  of  the  best  officers 
under  his  command,'  while  General  Sherman  himself 
lamented  his  loss,  and  seemed  to  feel  it  as  though  it  were 
a  personal  bereavement.  Still  another,  who,  after  filling 
various  positions  of  trust,  was  finally  made  Ordnance 
Officer  of  the  Middle  Military  District,  labored  so  inces- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  105 

santly  in  the  discharge  of  his  arduous  duties  that  his 
health  failed.  But  he  would  not  i-elinquish  them  until 
peremptorily  ordered  home  to  recruit.  He  obeyed,  taking 
with  him,  however,  the  papers  of  the  Department,  and 
resuming  his  work  under  the  parental  roof.  At  last  he 
could  write  no  more.  Then  he  employed  amanuenses, 
and  dictated  to  these  until  the  very  day  of  his  death,  on 
which  his  father  sent  all  his  returns  completed  to  Wash- 
ington. Even  the  youngest  on  the  roll,  that  lad  of  six- 
teen summers,  who  went  forth  from  a  happy  home  of  ease 
and  wealth,  is  not  without  a  record  ;  even  of  him  it  is 
said,  '  He  was  faithful  as  a  soldier,  and  much  loved  by 
his  company.' 

"  It  is  unnecessary  to  bring  forward  more  facts  in  order 
to  substantiate  my  argument.  The  testimony  now  given 
by  officers  of  their  men,  and  by  superiors  of  their  officers, 
has  a  clear  ring,  and  tells  us  unmistakably  that  faithful- 
ness to  duty  was  the  distinctive  trait  of  the  sons  of  Naza- 
reth Hall  who  fell  in  defence  of  their  country ;  that  as 
their  character  was  moulded  in  the  days  of  their  boyhood, 
so  it  came  out  in  well-marked  lines  of  beauty  under  cir- 
cumstances which,  more  than  any  other,  try  men  and 
show  the  stuff  that  they  are  made  of.  Who,  then,  is 
there  here  who  will  not  glory  in  our  Alma  Mater?  She 
did  her  part  in  the  most  momentous  struggle  of  this  age. 
Other  schools  performed  theirs  ;  all  honor  be  to  them  ! 
She,  however,  caused  her  influence  to  be  felt  in  her  own 
peculiar  way,  as  an  institution  which  had  drawn  its  life 
for  eighty  years  not  merely  from  human  philosophy,  but 
also  from  the  depths  of  that  knowledge  which  reveals  the 
Eternal  Son  of  God  as  a  teacher  and  a  Lawgiver  and  a 
Redeemer  to  the  world. 

"  Therefore,  we,  the  Alumni  of  Nazareth  Hall,  gathered 

to-day  from  all  quarters  of  the  land,  and  counting  among 
21* 


io6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

our  number  representatives  of  nearly  every  class  back  to 
the  closing  year  of  the  last  century,  now  dedicate  this 
cenotaph,  with  sincere  respect,  to  the  memory  of  our 
brethren,  and,  with  filial  reverence,  to  the  honor  of  the 
School,  and  adopt,  as  an  appropriate  formula,  one  of  the 
sentences  graven  on  the  stone  :  '  The  Academy  is  the 
nursmg-mother  of  patriots,  rearing  her  children  in  the 
ways  of  truth  and  freedom.' 

"  Long  may  this  monument  stand  to  show  the  present 
generation  of  pupils,  and  other  generations  that  will  come 
after  them,  what  those  patriots  did  whose  names  it  bears, 
what  this  Academy  can  perform  through  the  sons  whom 
it  educates,  and  what  the  Lord  God  Omnipotent  wrought 
for  the  salvation  of  our  country  ! 

''  It  will  not  be  a  sectional  landmark ;  for,  although  it 
is  perhaps  too  early  to  expect  such  a  thing  now,  yet, 
eventually,  those  who  preserved  the  Federal  Union  from 
disintegration,  and  thus  gave  a  new  impulse  to  the  de- 
velopment of  our  popular  institutions,  and  originated  the 
new  relations  by  which  the  same  is  conditioned,  will  be- 
come the  common  heroes  of  the  whole  country.  This  is 
a  truth  established  beyond  all  cavil  by  the  results  of  the 
war  of  the  Revolution.  There  were  thousands  of  Tories 
then  who  labored  with  heart  and  soul  for  the  triumph 
of  Great  Britain  ;  but  there  is  not  one  American  now 
who  does  not  glorify  the  men  through  whose  devotion 
and  suHerings  and  blood  the  L^nited  States  were  made 
free. 

"  But,  in  a  higher  sense,  tliis  cenotaph  will  be  more 
than  even  a  national  memorial.  That  is  a  contracted 
vision  which  ftiils  to  see  in  the  events  of  the  Rebellion  an 
issue  for  the  entire  brotherhood  of  man.  That  is  a 
dwarfish  philosophy  which  is  unable  to  grasp  a  divine 
plan  in  history ; 


NAZARETH  HALL.  107 

'  For  I  doubt  not  thro'  all  ages  one  increasing  purpose  runs, 
And  the  thoughts  of  men  are  widen'd  with  the  process  of  the  suns.' 

"  This  purpose  is  ripening  fast.  Nations  rise  against 
nations,  and  peoples  are  divided  against  themselves.  But 
'  hast  thou  not  know^n,  hast  thou  not  heard,  that  the  ever- 
lasting God,  the  Lord,  the  Creator  of  the  ends  of  the 
earth,  fainteth  not,  neither  is  weary?'  Like  the  throne 
upon  which  He  sits,  His  design  stands  fast,  as  it  ever  did 
from  the  beginning ;  and  in  order  to  its  consummation 
'  the  nations  are  as  a  drop  of  a  bucket,  and  are  counted 
as  the  small  dust  of  the  balance.'  Above  all  their  wars 
and  tumults  and  shouts  of  conquest  sounds  the  voice  of 
the  Everlasting  Counsel,  saying,  '  The  Lord  reigneth,  let 
the  earth  rejoice !'  Yes,  let  the  earth  rejoice,  for  the 
morning's  red  of  a  new  time  is  breaking.  We  live  in  the 
grandest  epoch  the  world  has  yet  seen.  It  is  a  glorious 
thing  to  have  one's  being  in  such  an  age,  to  be  a  factor  in 
its  development,  to  belong  to  a  people  that  has  been  or- 
dained, I  reverently  believe,  to  lead  the  van  in  subduing 
our  globe  to  the  sway  of  that  liberty  which  is  perfect  be- 
cause Christ  is  its  Author,  and  of  that  glory  which  is  eter- 
nal because  it  flows  from  imiversal  righteousness  and  peace. 

"  In  this  exalted  sense,  mv  friends,  let  us,  as  we  are 
gathered  here  in  the  shadow  of  our  Alma  Mater,  and  in 
the  presence  of  yonder  cenotaph,  learn  anew  the  lessons 
of  our  boyhood.  We  will  go  back  to  our  several  spheres 
of  labor  faithful  to  duty — duty  to  our  fellow-men,  our 
country  and  our  God." 

The  "  select  choir"  of  the  Hall  next  sang  a  requiem,  be- 
ginning with  the  words,  "  Oh  weep  for  the  brave  who 
are  gone  to  their  graves,"  to  the  accompaniment  of  brass 
instruments.  Right  Rev.  David  Bigler,  of  Lancaster, 
announced  the  concluding  hymn,  and  the  services  in  the 


io8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Chapel  closed  with  the  benediction,  pronounced  by  Right 
Rev.  John  C.  Jacobson,  of  Bethlehem. 

The  company  now  repaired  to  the  Square  to  witness 
the  unveiling  of  the  monument,  although  the  storm  had 
not  abated  in  the  least.  The  alumni  were  drawn  up  on 
the  sidewalk  and  the  Cadets  stood  in  front,  uncovered,  in 
the  driving  rain.  To  General  Humphreys,  the  senior  of 
his  fellow-officers  present,  had  been  awarded  the  honor  of 
conducting  this  impressive  ceremony ;  and  as  the  white 
covering  slowly  fell  to  the  ground,  the  saddened  feeling 
which  had  pervaded  the  audience  during  the  earlier  exer- 
cises was  exchanged  for  one  of  intense  enthusiasm  ;  for 
before  them  stood  the  tribute  of  their  affection  and  rever- 
ence for  lost  companions  and  fallen  patriots,  which, 
though  an  "  empty  stone,"  was  yet  graven  with  the  names 
of  cherished  ones.  The  band  struck  up  a  dead  march, 
and  the  inaugural  services  closed. 

Tlie  memorial  is  a  composite  structure  of  stone  and 
marble,  rising  from  a  grassy  mound  in  the  centre  of  the 
green  to  the  height  of  thirty-five  feet.  Its  base  is  a  block 
of  granite,  six  and  a  half  feet  square.  On  this  rests  the 
pedestal,  consisting  of  slabs  of  Connecticut  sandstone, 
supporting  a  solid  block  of  New  Brunswick  drabstone, 
into  whose  southern  face  is  cut  the  national  coat  of  arms. 
The  pedestal  is  surmounted  by  a  square  die  of  Italian 
white  marble,  on  which  are  inscribed  appropriate  legends 
and  tlie  names  of  the  fallen  alumni.  The  obelisk  itself  is 
composed  of  blocks  of  Cleveland  drabstone  alternating 
with  slabs  of  Connecticut  brownstone.  The  south  face 
of  the  marble  die  bears  the  following  inscri^Dtion  : 

"To  COMMEMORATE  THE  MEMORY  OF  SONS  OF  NaZA- 
RETH  IIaEL,  who  DIED  THAT  THEIR  COUNTRY  MIGHT  BE 
HEALED    AM)    LIVE,    THIS     STONE    IS    ERECTED     BY     THE 


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NAZARETH  HALL.  109 

ALUMNI  OF  THE  INSTITUTION  IN  THE  YEAR  OF  GRACE, 
1 868." 

On  the  east  face  are  inscribed  the  following  names : 

DAVID   BAKER,    VAN    BRUNT   M.    BERGEN,  HERMAN    L. 

BEITEL,  CHARLES  M.  BERG,  EUGENE  FER'D  CLEWELL, 

GEORGE  LORILLARD   FREAM,  DANIEL   H.  FASIG, 

JOSEPH  P.  BACHMAN,  HORACE  C.  BENNETT, 

and  below  the  comforting  words  of  Scripture  : 

"  They  shall  hunger  no  more,  neither  thirst 

ANY  more  ;  neither  SHALL  THE  SUN  LIGHT  ON  THEM, 
NOR  ANY  HEAT.  FOR  THE  LaMB  WHICH  IS  IN  THE  MIDST 
OF  THEM  SHALL  FEED  THEM,  AND  SHALL  LEAD  THEM 
UNTO  LIVING  FOUNTAINS  OF  WATERS  ;  AND  GOD  SHALL 
WIPE  AWAY  ALL  TEARS  FROM  THEIR  EYES." 

The  north  side  bears  the  names  of 

ASHER  GAYLORD,  JAMES  J.  GRAFTON,  JOHN  C.  HAGEN, 
PLINY  A.  JEWETT,  Jr.,  CLARENCE  KAMPMAN,  WILLIAM 
W.  LADD,  DAVID  T.  LATIMER,  BENJAMIN  F,  LAN- 
DELL,  FRANK  POTT, 

and  the  legend, 

"  The  Academy  is  the  nursing-mother  of  pa- 
triots, REARING  her  CHILDREN  IN  THE  WAYS  OF  TRUTH 
AND  FREEDOM." 

On  the  west  face  the  record  is  completed  with  the 
names  of 

CHARLES    RYERSON,  EDMUND    A.  SHOUSE,   EDWIN    H, 

SKIRVING,  CHARLES  L.  SMEIDLE,  CHRISTIAN  F. 

SMITH,  CHARLES  M.  STOUT,  ARTHUR  L.  VAN 

VLECK,  JOHN  A.  WITMER,  JOHN  F.  WOOD. 

and  underneath  the  words  of  Plato  : 

"  Hence  it  is  that  the  fathers  of  these  men, 


no  NAZARETH  HALL. 

AND  THEMSELVES  TOO,  BEING  NURTURED  IN  ALL  FREEDOM 
AND  WELL  BORN,  HAVE  SHOWN  BEFORE  ALL  MEN  DEEDS 
MANY  AND  GLORIOUS  IN  PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE,  DEEMING 
IT  THEIR  DUTY  TO  FIGHT  FOR  FREEDOM  AND  THEIK 
COUNTRY,  EVEN  AGAINST  THEIR  COUNTRYMEN." 

At  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  an  hour  earlier  than 
had  been  fixed,  the  Society  members  and  their  guests 
(among  whom  were  a  number  of  ladies),  together  with 
the  pupils  of  the  Institution,  sat  down  to  an  old-fashioned 
supper  in  the  Hall  Chapel.  Six  tables,  each  extending 
the  length  of  the  large  apartment,  and  profusely  laden 
with  wholesome  meats  and  cakes,  were  surrounded  with 
an  array  of  happy  faces  indulging  without  restraint  in 
the  good  cheer  and  social  pleasures  of  the  occasion. 
Upward  of  three  hundred  and  fifty  persons  shared  the 
bountiful  repast. 

After  supper  the  President  called  the  meeting  to  order, 
and,  having  made  a  few  introductory  remarks,  proposed 
as  a  sentiment  "  The  Keystone  State,"  to  which  ex-Gov- 
ernor Curtin,  having  been  called  for,  rose  amid  enthu- 
siastic cheering  and  responded  : 

"I  congratulate  you  on  the  jDleasure — I  tnay  say  plea- 
sure — of  this  occasion.  I  congratulate  you  on  having 
assembled  to  pay  homage  to  the  memories  and  to  extol 
the  virtues  of  those  of  your  brethren  who  so  faithfully 
served  and  died  in  the  service  of  their  country.  I  thank 
you  for  erecting  this  monument  to  their  memory.  I  thank 
you,  because  that,  while  Chief  Magistrate  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, I  made  promises  which  are  thus  in  part 
fulfilled.  It  is  an  example  which,  let  us  trust,  will  be 
imitated  all  over  our  vState.  The  projoortion  killed  of 
those  who  entered  the  service  was  nearly  ten  per  cent., 
or  about  three  hundred  thousand  of  the  whole — half  the 


NAZARETH  HALL.  HI 

population  of  Philadelphia,  the  second  city  in  the  Union 
and  the  fourth  in  the  world.  Our  country  was  saved  at 
the  cost  of  three  thousand  millions  of  treasure,  but  our 
country  was  worth  it  all.  We  living  know  that  the 
country  they  died  to  save  was  worth  it  all,  and  more. 
It  is  now  no  time  to  inquire  into  the  causes  of  the  gigantic 
rebellion.  History  will  record  that  eight  millions  of  peo- 
ple suddenly  struck  at  the  rights  and  institutions  of  twenty 
millions,  as  well  as  their  own.  The  government  was  at 
last  saved.  It  has  filled  our  land  with  widows  and  or- 
phans, and  with  named  and  unnamed  graves.  It  has 
also  left  in  our  midst  numberless  maimed,  decrepid  and 
diseased  soldiers,  who  are  left  to  grind  organs  at  the  cor- 
ners of  streets  and  to  beg  their  way  from  door  to  door. 
This  should  not  be.  It  is  our  duty  to  provide  for  them 
at  all  times,  and  to  provide  asylums  for  them,  not  as  a 
charity,  but  as  something  they  may  demand  as  a  right. 
While  the  monarchies  of  Europe  always  make  provision 
for  their  disabled  soldiers,  ours  are  living  monuments  of 
broken  pledges  and  ingratitude.  We  engaged  them  to 
enter  the  service,  and  made  promises  which  have  not 
been  redeemed.  Let  us  take  them  from  the  highways 
and  the  byways,  and  place  them  in  positions  of  ease  and 
comfort  which  they  so  richly  deserve.  I,  as  Chief  Magis- 
trate of  this  Commonwealth,  had  a  right  to  make  such 
pledges,  and  demand  that  the  present  authorities  fulfil 
them.  I  thank  you  for  the  opportunity  afforded  me  of 
speaking  on  this  subject,  and  of  asking  that,  while  we  re- 
member the  dead,  our  living  heroes  may  also  have  their 
due  and  just  reward.  I  commend  them  for  what  they 
have  done.  I  will  say  these  things  wherever  I  go,  and 
wage  war  in  their  behalf  until  their  claims  are  recognized 
and  satisfied  also  by  those  whose  duty  it  is  to  take  counsel 
for  their  welfare.     I  had  much  to  do  with  the  men  who 


112  NAZARETH  HALL. 

entered  our  military  organizations  during  the  rebellion, 
and  I  feel  a  personal  interest  in  this  matter ;  and  though 
on  this  occasion  I  might  have  dwelt  upon  a  more  agree- 
able subject,  I  could  not  have  enforced  a  higher  duty. 
Honor  the  living  as  you  honor  the  dead.  If  your  bless- 
ings on  the  latter  were  flowers,  their  graves  would  be 
clad  in  perpetual  bloom  ;  and  why  should  not  the  flowers 
of  gratitude  perfume  the  path  of  the  former  through  life?" 
The  speaker  sat  down  amid  a  storm  of  applause,  and 
the  band  struck  up  Hail  Columbia. 

President  Smith  having  proposed  "  The  Army  of  the 
United  States,"  Major  General  Humphreys,  in  acknow- 
ledging the  sentiment,  said : 

"  Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen  :  I  feel 
most  happy  in  meeting  you  here  to-day,  though  the  ob- 
ject of  our  assembling  brings  up  before  the  mind  many 
sad  reflections.  There  is,  however,  a  melancholy  pleasure 
in  perpetuating  the  memory  of  the  deeds  of  our  brave 
and  patriotic  schoolmates,  as  we  do  this  day  by  the  erec- 
tion of  this  beautiful  and  fitting  monument.  It  is  now 
forty  years  since  I  was  last  here  as  a  school-boy,  and  the 
recollections  of  those  days  are  of  a  most  pleasing  cha- 
racter. The  mild  and  parental  discipline,  the  wholesome 
moral  and  religious  influence  that  this  Institution  has  ever 
thrown  around  its  pupils  gave  a  bAit  to  my  mind  and 
character  for  which  I  am  very  thankful.  If  I  have 
achieved  any  success  in  life,  or  have  been  enabled  to 
render  any  service  to  my  country  or  to  my  fellow-men,  I 
attribute  all  to  the  advantages  which  I  received  in  this 
Institution.  A  review  of  my  life,  which  I  have  made 
here  to-day,  binds  my  afiections  very  strongly  to  Naza- 
reth Hall.  Permit  me,  Mr.  President,  in  conclusion,  to 
thank  the  Committee  of  Arrangements  for  the  very  great 
pleasure  I  have  enjoyed  in  meeting  so  many  of  my  friends 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 13 

here  to-day,  and  also  for  the  personal  kindness  which  I 
have  received  at  their  hands." 

Major  General  Mcintosh  was  now  called  for,  and,  in 
response  to  the  demonstrative  summons,  spoke  as  follows  : 

"  Mr.  President  and  Friends  :  Although  I  feel 
much  pleasure  in  meeting  you  under  the  present  circum- 
stances, yet  when  you  call  on  me  to  make  a  speech,  you 
call  me  out  of  my  usual  line  ;  but  anticipating  that  I 
might  be  expected  to  say  something,  I  shall  fall  behind 
my  masked    battery,  where  I  have  a  shot  in  reserve." 

(Drawing  out  his  notes  from  the  breast  of  his  coat, 
amid  general  and  hearty  applause,  he  continued  :) 

"  Mr.  President,  this  is  my  first  visit  to  Nazareth  after 
an  absence  of  thirty  years,  and  I  am  highly  gratified  that 
it  should  be  on  an  occasion  like  the  present,  notwithstand- 
mg  memories  of  a  mixed  character  cluster  around  it. 

"•  For  those  of  our  classmates  who  gave  their  lives  in 
defence  of  their  country  we  do  but  pay  a  fitting  tribute 
to  their  memories  in  the  beautiful  monument  which  we 
have  this  day  dedicated.  To  old  Nazareth  Hall  they 
owed  much  of  that  self-discipline  and  that  spirit  of  foith- 
fulness  to  the  claims  of  duty  which  called  them  to  the 
nation's  defence  and  enabled  them  to  do  their  duty  as 
soldiers.  We  must  also  be  reminded  to-day  of  others 
of  our  former  comp'anions  who  strayed  away  from  their 
allegiance  and  were  hurried  by  prejudice  or  passion  into 
the  adoption  of  the  heresy  of  secession  ;  over  the  memory 
of  those  let  us  spread  the  broad  mantle  of  charity. 
Many  of  them  also  perished ;  but  as  we  cannot  per- 
petuate their  names  in  marble,  let  us  who  were  the  victors 
in  that  terrible  struggle  cherish  in  our  hearts  a  loving  and 
beautiful  charity  for  their  memories.  In  conclusion,  ladies 
and  gentlemen,  I  shall  write  down  this  day  as  one  of  the 

memorable  days  of  my  life." 
22 


114  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Brigadier  General  Michler,  being  next  called  for,  arose 
and  said  : 

'*  Mr.  President  :  The  Army  of  the  United  States, 
to  which  I  have  the  honor  to  belong,  has  been  so  well  re- 
presented by  my  brother  officers,  Generals  Humphreys 
and  Mcintosh,  that  I  feel  there  is  nothing  left  for  me  to 
say. 

"You  will  permit  me,  however,  to  express  my  gratifi- 
cation at  being  present  on  this  occasion,  and  accept  my 
thanks  for  the  hospitality  extended  to  us  with  so  lavish  a 
hand." 

General  James  L.  Selfridge,  of  Bethlehem,  in  response 
to  a  call  to  speak,  remarked  that  he  did  not  know  what 
to  say  after  what  had  already  been  said  ;  that  he  had  not 
been  educated  at  the  Hall,  but  sincerely  wished  he  had 
been  ;  and  would  call  upon  Major  Samuel  Wetherill,  of 
Philadelphia,  to  speak  for  the  volunteer  service. 

Colonel  Wetherill  said  that  he  came  to  hear  and  not  to 
be  heard.  In  the  late  rebellion  the  volunteers  did  to  the 
best  of  their  ability  what  they  could.  In  some  cases  he 
knew  they  had  failed,  but  they  always  did  the  best,  and 
endeavored  to  serve  their  country  faithfully.  In  conclu- 
sion, he  remarked  he  had  "  a  crow  to  pick"  with  General 
Selfridge  for  calling  him  before  the  audience. 

Mr.  Seth  W.  Paine,  of  Troy,  Pa.,  proposed  "  The 
Moravian  Institutions  of  Learning."  The  sentiment  was 
seconded  by  the  Rev.  E.  N.  Potter,  of  the  Lehigh  Uni- 
versity, who,  in  the  course  of  his  remarks,  referred  to  the 
successful  work  of  the  Moravian  Church  in  the  depart- 
ment of  education  ;  congratulated  Nazareth  Hall  upon 
its  record  in  the  past,  presented  greeting  from  the  Lehigh 
University,  and  expressed  the  hope  that  success  might 
attend  the  efforts  of  both  Institutions  in  the  noble  work 
they  had  undertaken  for  all  the  future. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  "5 

Governor  Curtin  being  about  to  retire,  the  audience 
rose  to  their  feet  and  once  more  testified  their  esteem  of 
the  patriotic  Governor  by  enthusiastic  cheers. 

The  mihtary  record  of  Nazareth  Hall  was  now  com- 
municated. Of  the  two  hundred  and  sixty-two  names  of 
former  pupils  enrolled  on  its  pages,  two  hundred  and 
thirty-four  enlisted  in  the  Union,  and  twenty-eight  in  the 
so-called  Confederate  Army.  Twenty-seven  of  the  former 
were  killed  in  battle  or  died  of  disease  contracted  in  the 
service  ;  one,  Clarence  E.  Siewers,  is  missing,  and  five 
rose  to  the  rank  of  General.  Of  those  who  fought  under 
the  latter  flag,  five  were  killed  and  three  rose  to  the  rank 
of  General. 

It  was  moved  and  seconded  that  the  above  report  be 
preserved  among  the  aixhives  of  the  Society. 

Prof.  Philip  A.  Cregar  hereupon  offered  the  following 
sentiment:  "Our  patriotic  dead  associates — May  their 
memory  not  only  be  perpetuated  by  the  monument  which 
we  have  this  day  dedicated,  but  may  it  be  cherished  in 
our  hearts  and  embalmed  in  our  memories."  In  response 
to  this  the  audience  rose  to  their  feet. 

Mr.  James  Lee,  Jr.,  of  Boston,  and  Mr.  E.  F.  Bleck, 
of  Bethlehem,  were  then  called  for.  The  latter  proposed 
a  resolution  of  thanks  on  the  part  of  the  Society  to  Rev. 
Edmund  de  Schweinitz  for  his  eloquent  address,  request- 
ing a  copy  of  the  same  for  publication  and  distribution 
among  former  pupils  of  the  Hall. 

Rev.  Joseph  D.  Philip,  Brooklyn  ;  Rev.  A.  A.  Reinke, 
New  York ;  Rev.  Edward  Rondthaler,  Brooklyn  ;  Rev. 
E.  H.  Reichel,  Nazareth,  and  Rev.  L.  R.  Huebner,  Beth- 
lehem, responded  at  greater  or  less  length  to  the  calls 
made  upon  them. 

The  Committee  on  Nominations  proposed  the  follow- 
ing officers  of  the  Reunion  Society  for  the  ensuing  year : 


II 6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

President. 
Hexry  Smith,  Burlington,  N.J. 

Vice  Presidents. 
Elihu  L.  Mix,  New  Haven. 
Seth  W.  Paine,  Troy,  Pa. 
Thomas  Sparks,  Philadelphia. 
Maj.-Gen.  Andrew  A.  Humphreys,  U.S.A. 

Co7ninittee  of  Arrange7nents. 
Rev.  Robert  de  Schweinitz,  Bethlehem. 
Rev.  Eugene  Leibert,  Nazareth. 
William  H.  Jordan,  Philadelphia. 
Richard  R.  Tschudy,  Litiz. 
Maurice  C.Jones,  Bethlehem. 
George  A.  Kohler,  Philadelphia. 
Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr.,  New  York. 
Lazarus  D.  Shoemaker,  Wilkesbarre. 
Maj.-Gen.  John  B.  McIntosh,  U.  S.  A. 
Brig.-Gen.  Nathaniel  Michler,  U.  S.  A. 

Secretary  and  Historian. 
Eugene  L.  Shaefer. 

Assistant  Secretary. 
Theodore  M.  Rights. 

Treasurer. 
Maurice  C.Jones. 

Before  the  question  of  their  ado2:)tion  was  put  to  the 
vote.  President  Smith  begged  leave  to  observe  that  he 
thought  it  was  time  some  other  "  Old  Boy"  take  his 
place.  He  felt  so  young  to-day  he  refused  being  con- 
sidered one  of  that  class  any  longer.     Rotation  in  office 


NAZARETH  HALL.  II 7 

was  a  law  without  exception.  Professor  Cregar  hereupon 
expressed  the  unanimous  sense  of  the  Society  in  declar- 
ing that  the  only  rotation  in  office  in  the  present  case  it 
could  tolerate  was  a  fresh  rotation  of  Mr.  Smith  into  the 
position  he  had  so  long  and  acceptably  filled.  The  nom- 
inations, unchanged,  were  accordingly  accepted. 

A  resolution  of  thanks  to  Mr.  William  H.  Jordan,  for 
his  untiring  labors  in  the  work  which  on  this  day  had 
been  happily  consummated,  was  proposed  by  Prof.  Cregar, 
and  most  cordially  adopted. 

In  conclusion,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  passed  to  the  Prin- 
cipal of  Nazareth  Hall  for  his  warm  reception  and  hos- 
pitable entertainment  of  the  members  of  the  Society  and 
guests  of  the  day. 

The  long-metre  doxology, 

"  Praise  God  from  whom  all  blessings  flow," 
was  then  sung,  and  the  meeting  dissolved. 

The  sympathy  with  the  movement  which  resulted  in 
the  erection  of  the  Nazareth  Alemorial  was  not  confined 
to  those  who  were  immediately  interested — to  parents 
and  friends  of  the  fallen,  or  to  comrades  by  whom  the 
project  has  been  conceived,  and  by  whose  energy  it  was 
successfully  completed.  Its  expression  by  communities 
and  the  public,  in  different  and  distant  parts  of  the  country, 
was  an  evidence  that  the  object  harmonized  with  the 
common  impulse  of  our  nature,  which  instinctively  seeks 
to  award  the  meed  of  honor  to  the  good  and  the  brave. 
Early  aware  of  this,  the  Society's  officer  who  managed 
the  perplexing  details  of  the  project  to  its  realization 
was  encouraged  in  the  disinterested  labor  of  love  he  had 
undertaken  ;  for,  with  but  few  exceptions,  his  call  for 
aid  and  assistance  met  with  a  generous  response.     The 


ilS  NAZARETH  HALL. 

names  of  those  who  contributed  toward  liquidating  the 
expense  of  the  beautiful  Cenotaph  appear  elsewhere  in 
this  volume.  An  acknowledgment  here  of  the  courtesy 
of  Messrs.  Edward  Armstrong  and  Robert  H.  Sayre,  of 
the  North  Pennsylvania  and  Lehigh  Valley  Railroads  ; 
to  Messrs.  Wm.  J.  &  S.  H.  Horstmann,  of  Philadelphia, 
for  the  presentation  of  an  American  flag  for  use  on  the 
memorial  day,  and  to  Professor  Philip  A.  Cregar  and 
Mr.  Maurice  C.  Jones  for  special  services  rendered,  is 
thought  to  be  only  just  and  eminently  proper. 


THE 

MILITARY  AND  NAVAL  RECORD 

OF 

ALUMNI 

WHO  WERE   ENROLLED  IN  THE   SERVICE   OF   THE 
UNITED   STATES. 


MILITARY  AND  NAVAL  RECORD. 


ROLL  OF  ALUMNI  WHO  ENTERED  THE  ARMY  OF  THE 
UNITED  STATES  AND  FELL  IN  BATTLE,  OR  DIED 
OF  DISEASE  CONTRACTED  IN  THE  SERVICE. 


Class  of  1822. 
David  Baker,  killed  March  8,  1S62,  on  board  the 
frigate  Cumberland,  during  the  engagement  with  the  ix-on- 
clad  steamer  Merrimac.  Fifteen  minutes  after  being 
struck  on  her  larboard  side,  the  Cumberland  went  down 
with  all  on  board,  her  tops  only  remaining  above  water, 
and  the  American  flag  flying  at  the  peak.  In  that  sunken 
ship  lie  the  mortal  remains  of  David  Baker. 

Class  of  1839. 

Charles  M.  Berg,  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  of  an 
Ohio  regiment,  killed  accidentally  October  13,  1864,  by 
the  discharge  of  his  own  pistol,  the  contents  of  which 
entered  his  head,  inflicting  a  mortal  wound. 

Class  of  1S30. 
Frank  Pott,  Captain  27th  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
June   19,  1863,  died  December  17,  1867,  of  disease  in- 
duced by  excessive  exposure  while  in  the  sei-vice. 

3 


4  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Class  of  1S35. 

Arthur  L.  Vax  Vleck,  Private  126th  Ohio  Volunteers, 
died,  as  is  supposed,  in  Libby  Prison,  December  21,  1S63. 
The  126th  distinguished  itself  as  a  regiment  especially 
at  Chancellorsville,  and  its  members  were  presented  with 
medals  for  bravery  and  meritorious  conduct  displayed  on 
that  hard-fought  field.  Mr.  Van  Vleck's  medal  was  for- 
warded by  him  to  his  mother  and  sisters  at  Salem,  N.  C, 
through  a  friend  who  visited  him  while  a  prisoner  on 
Belle  Isle. 

The  subject  of  this  memoir,  a  scholar  and  graduate  of 
the  Moravian  Theological  Seminary,  exhibited  already  in 
childhood  the  love  of  country  in  a  marked  degree  ;  im- 
pelled by  which,  he  exchanged  his  peaceful  walk  in  life 
for  the  din  and  tumult  of  the  camp,  there  to  learn  how  to 
fight  for  the  country  he  so  dearly  loved,  sensitive  as  a 
woman,  and  physically  frail  as  he  was.  Beneath  a  quiet 
and  undemonstrative  exterior,  there  was,  as  his  intimate 
associates  unhesitatingly  testify,  a  depth  of  feeling  and  a 
fixed  determination  of  purpose  to  adhere  to  that  mode  of 
action  which  the  principles  of  religion  and  the  dictates  of 
conscience  pointed  out  to  him  as  right.  No  wonder,  then, 
such  being  the  man,  that  the  whilom  divinity  student  en- 
listed in  defence  of  his  country  in  the  summer  of  1S62, 
and,  as  a  private  of  the  126th  Ohio  Volunteers,  endured 
the  hardships  of  a  soldier's  life,  cheerfully  and  patiently, 
in  the  spirit  of  a  true  soldier  of  the  cross.  "  Ever"  as 
his  comrades  testify,  "  was  he  true  to  duty i'^  on  all 
occasions  manifesting  friendly  solicitude  for  their  spiritual 
welfare,  encouraging  such  as  were  professors  of  religion 
to  "  be  not  weary  in  well-doing"  and  to  approve  them- 
selves faithful  followers  of  the  Captain  of  their  salvation, 
and    recommending   the   blessed    cause  of  his   heavenly 


NAZARETH  HALL.  5 

Master  to  the  indifferent,  the  heedless  and  the  profane  ; 
and  thus  his  record  is  a  double  one,  for  he  fought  for  his 
country  and  for  his  God. 

On  October  14,  1863,  he  was  taken  prisoner  at  Bristow 
Station,  conveyed  to  Richmond  and  placed  on  Belle  Isle. 
The  trials  and  privations  he  had  previously  undergone 
had  so  weakened  his  delicate  fi'ame  that  disease  found 
him  an  easy  victim  ;  and  far  away  from  the  peaceful  as- 
sociations of  his  former  life,  with  neither  mother  nor 
sisters  to  smooth  his  dying  pillow — and  yet  we  believe  in 
the  full  enjoyment  of  an  apocalypse  as  heavenly  as  was 
that  granted  to  the  patriarch  of  old,  who  saw  angels  as- 
cending and  angels  descending — the  Christian  soldier 
breathed  his  last  on  the  21st  of  December,  1S63,  ex- 
changing the  horrors  of  a  prison  for  the  celestial  Paradise. 

Mr.  Van  Vleck's  fomily  never  learned  the  full  particu- 
lars of  his  death  ;  but  they  knew  that  he  was  always 
looking  for  the  summons  to  that  land  where  there  is  no 
war  nor  rumors  of  war ;  and  being  assured  that  death  to 
him  at  any  time  would  be  but  the  portal  to  everlasting 
bliss,  they  mourn  not  as  those  who  have  no  hope. 

Class  of  1841. 

Charles  M.  Stout,  Lieutenant  36th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  August  i,  1862.  Adjutant,  December  i, 
1862.  Discharged  November  13,  1863.  Joined  the 
Western  army,  and  served  again  in  Virginia,  participat- 
ing in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  since  which  time  he 
has  never  been  seen  or  heard  of  by  his  comrades  and  rel- 
atives. 

Class  of  1843. 

Eugene  Ferd.  Clewell,  Private  19th  Iowa  Volun- 
teers, enlisted  November  16,  1863  ;  died  of  chronic  dysen- 
tery in  hospital  at  New  Orleans,  September  5,  1864. 


6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Class  of  1S45. 
Herman  L.  Beitel,  Private  165th  Ohio  Volunteers, 
enlisted  October  5,  1S61  ;   killed   September  7,  1863,  in 
the  battle  of  Chattanooga. 

Class  of  1S47. 

Charles  L.  Smeidle,  Second  Lieutenant  21st  Illinois 
Volunteers  (Gen.  U.  S.  Grant's  regiment),  April,  1861. 
Appointed  First  Lieutenant  for  meritorious  conduct  in  the 
battle  of  Murfreesboro',  Tenn.,  December  31,  1862.  Also, 
on  the  same  occasion,  promoted  Judge  Advocate  on  the 
staff  of  General  J.  C.  Davis,  and  transferred  successively 
to  Generals  Stanley's  and  Mitchell's  staffs.  At  the  close 
of  the  trial  of  the  "  Anderson  Troop"  he  was  attacked 
with  pneumonia,  and  died  April  27,  1863. 

Numerous  commendatory  notices  of  Mr.  Smeidle's  ser- 
vices as  officer  and  Judge  Advocate,  eliciting  from  Gene- 
rals Rosencranz,  Davis,  Stanley  and  Mitchell  frequent 
and  open  praise,  are  jDreserved  on  record. 

Class  of  1848. 

AsHER  Gaylord,  Captain  143d  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, November  3,  1862.  Wounded  severely  in  the 
battles  at  Gettysburg  and  in  the  Wilderness.  While  still 
suffering  from  the  effects  of  his  wounds,  he  again  volun- 
teered, against  the  advice  of  his  family  and  superior  offi- 
cers, and  was  killed  in  the  battle  at  Hatcher's  Run,  Feb- 
ruary 7,  1 065, 

The  brigade  in  which  he  fought  on  that  occasion,  en- 
countering a  strong  body  of  the  enemy  in  the  woods, 
was  hard  pressed  and  obliged  to  retreat,  and  thus  his 
company  was  unable  to  bear  off  the  dead  body  of  their 
captain,  which  they  saw  lying  on  the  field.     No  informa- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  7 

tion  has  been  received  regarding  its  disposition.  Mr. 
Gaylord  left  a  widow  and  two  children  to  mourn  his 
death. 

Class  of  1849. 
Joseph  P.  Bachman,  First  Lieutenant,  and  Assistant 
Surgeon  4th  Kentucky  Cavalry,  enlisted  November  21, 
1S63.  Superintendent  of  hospital  at  Calhoun,  Ga.  Re- 
signed December  9,  1S64,  on  account  of  sickness,  which 
occasioned  his  decease,  at  Hope,  Ind.,  April  4,  1865. 

Class  of  1S53. 

Horace  C.  Bennett,  Captain  55th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, killed  October  22,  1862,  in  the  battle  of  Pocotali- 
go,  S.  C,  having  been  wounded  in  the  groin  by  a  minie  ball, 
which  severed  an  artery,  causing  death  in  fifteen  minutes, 
without  apparent  suffering.  A  correspondent  writes  :  "  I 
never  saw  Captain  Bennett  more  pleased  than  on  the  fatal 
day,  as  he  started  with  his  company  on  the  double  quick 
for  the  woods  in  front  of  the  Confederate  battery.  When 
stopping  at  one  of  the  frequent  halts,  he  said  to  me,  who 
was  next  to  him  on  his  right,  '  I  think  I  will  be  one  of 
the  first  to  fall  on  the  field  this  day.'  I  made  answer, 
advising  him  to  dispel  all  such  ideas  from  his  mind.  He 
replied,  '  You  know  I  am  not  afraid,  but  my  mind  tells 
me  so.' 

"When  in  line  of  battle  he  went  through  his  men,  giving 
them  every  encouragement,  taking  a  position  in  front  of 
his  company,  about  two  paces  from  where  I  stood.  In  a 
few  moments  after  he  received  the  fatal  bullet.  I  thought 
he  was  only  wounded,  as  he  grasped  his  thigh  with  both 
hands,  exclaiming,  '  Boys,  I  am  shot,'  which  were  the 
last  words  I  heard  him  say.  A  number  of  his  comrades 
at  once  went  to  his  assistance,  and  carried  him  off'  the 
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8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

field.  Captain  Bennett  had  entered  the  service  from 
motives  of  purest  patriotism,  was  a  brave  young  officer, 
and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him  for  his  many  estimable 
qualities  of  mind  and  heart.  He  died  as  a  true  soldier, 
at  his  post." 

Edmund  A.  Shouse,  Private  ist  Penns3'lvania  Volun- 
teers, died  August  20,  1863,  at  Easton,  Pa.,  from  typhoid 
fever  contracted  in  the  service. 

John  F.  Wood,  Second  Lieutenant  58th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  March  16,  1S63.  Captain,  September  30, 
1S64.  Died  of  disease  at  Richmond,  Va.,  November  25, 
1S65. 

David  Teford  Latimer,  the  first  of  the  alumni  who 
fell  in  defence  of  the  Union.  Private  5th  New  York 
Volunteers  (Duryea's  Zouaves).  Killed  in  the  battle  of 
Big  Bethel,  June  10,  1861. 

CajDtain  Bradagee  writes :  "  On  the  march  the  com- 
pany to  which  David  belonged  was  deployed  as  skir- 
mishers, and  while  thus  engaged  with  the  enemy  he  re- 
ceived a  rifle  bullet  in  the  shoulder.  He  fell ;  but  bleed- 
ing and  in  agony,  his  brave  heart  buoyed  him  up,  and  he 
rose  to  his  knees  as  if  to  be  his  own  avenger.  An  officer 
told  him  to  lie  down,  and  even  as  he  spoke  another  bullet 
crashed  through  his  brain,  and  he  fell  dead." 

The  officer  named  above,  who  stood  by  David  when 
he  fell,  had  his  pistol  knocked  from  his  belt  and  his 
sword  broken  by  balls,  and  the  soldier  next  to  him,  on 
the  other  side,  was  killed. 

"  A  brave  man  and  an  honest  soldier ;  his  friends, 
while  they  deeply  mourn  his  early  death,  can  but  feel  a 
swelling  pride  to  think  how  glorious  was  his  foil." 


NAZARETH  HALL.  9 

Van  Brunt  M.  Bergen. — At  the  outbreak  of  the  war, 
Mr.  Bergen  was  following  the  pursuit  of  an  artist,  and  in 
response  to  the  first  call  for  troops,  in  iS6i,  joined  the 
13th  New  York  Volunteers,  with  whom  he  served  four 
months  in  Virginia.  On  the  second  call  he  volunteered 
in  the  same  regiment,  and  while  belonging  to  it  was 
offered  and  accepted  the  position  of  First  Lieutenant  131st 
New  York  Volunteers,  August  28,  1863.  The  131st, 
after  a  short  campaign  in  Virginia,  was  transferred  to 
Banks'  expedition,  participating  in  the  capture  of  Port 
Hudson,  and  in  the  Red  River  campaign.  During  the 
latter.  Lieutenant  Bergen  was  assigned,  and  filled  with 
great  satisfaction,  the  several  positions  of  Assistant  In- 
spector General  of  the  19th  Army  Corps,  Post  Adjutant 
of  Brasher  City  and  Ordnance  Officer  of  Lafourche  Mid- 
dle District. 

In  the  summer  of  1S62  his  regiment  and  corps  were 
ordered  to  join  Sheridan  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley.  He 
arrived  at  Harper's  Ferry  on  the  eve  of  the  battle  of  Win- 
chester, and  while  hastening  to  join  his  regiment  was  sur- 
prised by  an  order  from  General  Stephenson  (by  com- 
mand of  General  Sheridan),  assigning  him  to  the  position 
of  Ordnance  Officer  of  the  Middle  Military  District, 
which  included  all  of  Sheridan's  army. 

It  was  in  the  performance  of  the  arduous  duties  of  this 
position  at  an  exciting  period  that  he  contracted  a  cold 
which,  unattended,  settled  upon  his  lungs.  Nevertheless 
he  labored  day  and  night  until  December  of  1864,  when 
he  was  ordered  home  by  his  superiors  to  recruit  his  health. 
He  obeyed  reluctantly  ;  took  his  official  papers  with  him 
in  order  to  work  them  up,  which  he  did  personally, 
until  failing  health  compelled  him  to  employ  an  amanu- 
ensis. Thus,  with  harness  on  him,  the  resolute  young 
officer  died  in  Brooklyn,  June  8,  1865,  in  the  27th  year 


10  NAZARETH  HALL. 

of  his  age,  on  the  very  day  on  which  his  returns  complete 
were  forwarded  to  Washington. 

Class  of  1854. 

John  A.  Witmer,  Orderly  Sergeant  S3d  Ohio  Vol- 
unteers, July  28,  1862,  killed  May  22,  1863,  in  the  despe- 
rate charge  on  the  enemy's  works  in  the  rear  of  Vicks- 
burg. 

Though  only  Sergeant  at  the  time,  he  was  in  command 
of  his  company,  leading  them  up  under  a  heavy  cross-fire  ; 
and,  exposing  himself  fearlessly  to  the  enemy's  sharp- 
shooters, he  was  wounded  by  three  distinct  shots,  all 
taking  effect  in  the  head.  His  comrades  at  once  carried 
him  to  the  rear.  He  lingered  four  days,  during  which 
time  he  suffered  intense  agony.  His  last  words  on  the 
battle-field,  after  receiving  the  order  to  charge,  and  while 
springing  from  the  ground  where  he  and  his  men  had 
lain  on  their  faces,  were,  "  Boys,  for  God's  sake  stick  to 
me  now  !" 

A  few  months  after  his  death  his  family  were  presented 
with  a  tribute  of  respect  testifying  to  his  excellence  of 
character — to  the  bravery  he  displayed  at  the  battles 
of  Chickasaw  Bluffs,  Arkansas  Post,  Greenville,  Port 
Gibson,  Black  River — and  how  nobly  he  fell  at  Cham- 
pion Hills.  This  testimonial  is  signed  by  Generals  S. 
G.  Burbridge  and  R.  Conover,  of  the  ist  Brigade, 
Colonel  F.  W.  Moore  and  officers  of  the  83d  Ohio  Vol- 
unteers. 

Christian  F.  Smith,  Private  12th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, April  25,  1S61.  A  few  months  later  transferred 
to  the  Signal  Corps,  accompanying  General  Sherman's 
expedition  to  South  Carolina.    Contracted  diphtheria,  and 


NAZARETH  HALL.  II 

died  June  14,  1862,  at  the  Legareville  Hospital,  St.  John's 
Island,  S.  C. 

James  Ingersoll  Grafton,  youngest  son  of  Major 
Joseph  Grafton,  U.  S.  A.,  who  served  in  the  war  of  1S13. 
Second  Lieutenant  2d  Massachusetts  Volunteers,  No- 
vember I,  1 861.  First  Lieutenant  2d  Massachusetts  Vol- 
unteers, July  21,  1862.  Captain  2d  Massachusetts  Vol- 
unteers, November  9,  1862.  Killed  in  the  battle  of 
Averysborough,  N.  C,  March  16,  1865. 

He  served  faithfully  with  his  regiment  through  all  its 
hard  service,  declining  a  colonelcy  on  one  occasion,  from 
unwillingness  to  leave  it.  He  was  badly  wounded  in  the 
head  in  the  battle  of  Cedar  Mountain,  and  severely  in  the 
leg  at  Chancellorsville,  in  consequence  of  which  he  was 
on  both  occasions  off  duty  for  several  months. 

In  the  autumn  of  1863  the  2d  Massachusetts  was  or- 
dered to  the  West,  and  took  part  in  Sherman's  famous 
march.  At  Averysborough,  N.  C,  they  first  encountered 
the  enemy  in  force,  and  the  action  that  followed  is  thus 
described  by  an  eye-witness  : 

"  At  seven  o'clock  a.  m.,  on  the  i6th,  our  brigade,  with 
skirmishers  in  front,  advanced  over  the  works,  and  had 
proceeded  but  a  short  distance  when  we  met  the  enemy's 
skirmish  line.  It  was  on  our  skh-mish  line,  but  a  short 
distance  in  advance,  that  Captain  Grafton  was  killed.  He 
had  command  of  his  company  and  another,  and  worked 
hard  with  them,  against  heavy  odds,  until  he  was  struck 
in  the  leg.  He  started  to  the  rear,  but,  in  his  anxiety  to 
do  his  whole  duty,  turned  back  to  give  some  last  instruc- 
tions to  his  men,  and  received  a  mortal  wound  in  the 
neck.  He  was  seen  staggering  back,  and  was  helped 
to  the  rear,  but  he  never  spoke,  and  died  in  a  few  min- 
utes." 

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12  NAZARETH  HALL. 

IMaior-Gcneral  E.  Slocum  mentioned  the  circumstances 
of  his  fall  in  a  letter  to  Governor  Andrew  of  Massa- 
chusetts, stating  Captain  Grafton  to  have  been  one  of  the 
best  officers  under  his  command. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Morse,  commanding  the  regiment, 
wrote  as  follows  to  Captain  Grafton's  brother : 

"Jamaica  Plains,  May  i,  1865. 

"  Please,  sir,  to  accept  my  sincere  sympathy  for  the 
loss  you  have  sustained  by  the  death  of  your  noble 
brother.  Although  I  never  knew  him  before  he  joined 
the  regiment,  I  have  since  that  time  been  on  terms  of  in- 
timate friendship  with  him,  and  during  the  last  three 
years  have  learned  to  love  and  respect  him  more  than 
almost  any  man  I  ever  knew. 

"  In  everything  he  said  and  did  he  was  always  manly, 
honorable  and  noble ;  he  attracted  respect  and  attention 
wherever  he  served,  both  from  superiors  and  inferiors. 
We  had  a  review  a  few  days  before  the  battle.  As  the 
regiment  passed  the  reviewing  officer,  General  E.  Slocum 
pointed  out  Captain  Grafton  to  General  Sherman,  telling 
him  what  a  fine  officer  he  was. 

"  On  the  night  of  the  battle  some  one  told  General  Sher- 
man that  he  had  been  killed  that  morning.  The  General 
said,  'What,  that  splendid  fellow  that  Slocum  pointed 
out?' — and  seemed  to  feel  his  death  as  a  personal  loss. 

"  I  have  seen  and  noticed  the  faces  of  a  great  many 
men  as  they  stood  up  to  meet  death,  but  I  have  never 
seen  on  any  of  them  such  an  expression  of  fearless  gal- 
lantry as  was  on  Captain  Grafton's  when  I  gave  him  his 
last  order.  I  was  quite  near  him  when  I  gave  it ;  he 
looked  me  full  in  the  face  to  catch  every  word,  then,  fully 
understanding  what  I  wanted,  he  turned  and  gave  the 
necessary  orders.     I  shall  never  forget  that  face  ;  so  cheer- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 3 

ful,  so  handsome,  and  yet  so  full  of  stern  determination 
to  do  or  die. 

"  The  records  of  our  regiment  can  show  the  name  of 
no  better  man  or  better  officer. 

"lam, 

"  Very  truly,  yours, 

"  C.  F.  Morse." 

Class  of  1S55. 

George  Lorillard  Fream,  Private  9th  New  York 
State  Militia,  November  11,  1861,  and  clerk  in  Adjutant 
General's  Office.  Killed  at  Front  Royal,  Va.,  June  18, 
1862. 

The  sad  story  of  his  sufferings  may  best  be  gathered 
from  the  following  letter,  received  by  your  Recorder,  under 
date  of  February  23,  1863  : 

"  Dear  Sir  :  I  have  just  been  informed  by  Majoi'- 
General  McDowell  of  your  inquiries  relative  to  George 
L.  Fream,  of  the  9th  N.  Y.  S.  M.,  and  late  clerk  in  my 
office. 

"  It  is  with  pain  and  regret  that  I  have  to  convey  the 
intelligence  of  his  death.  We  were  en  route  from  Front 
Royal  to  Manassas  by  railroad.  As  the  train  started,  he 
attempted  to  jump  into  a  freight  car  from  the  ground,  as 
there  was  no  platform  at  the  station.  Endeavoring  to 
throw  his  leg  in,  in  order  to  raise  himself,  and  his  strength 
being  unequal  to  the  strain,  he  gradually  relaxed  his 
grasp,  sliding  under,  until  his  nerve  failed  him,  when, 
falling  with  both  legs  on  the  track,  he  was  run  over  and 
mangled  in  a  most  melancholy  manner. 

"  He  was  taken  to  the  General  Hospital  at  Front  Royal, 
where  every  care  and  attention  were  taken  to  save  his  life. 
Amputation  was  performed,  but  the  shock  to  the  system 


14  NAZARETH  HALL. 

had  been  so  great  that  he  died  soon  after.  lie  had  en- 
deared himself  to  all  with  whom  he  had  been  connected, 
and  his  untimely  fate  will  be  mourned  for  many  years  to 
come.  Your  obedient  servant, 

"  George  B.  Drake, 
"  Capt.  and  A.  D.  C,  U.  S.  Army." 

Surgeon  Jesse  W.  Brock  writes :  "  He  suffered  more 
than  tongue  can  express,  but  was  not  heard  to  murmur  at 
any  time.  The  operation  was  performed  about  five 
o'clock  P.M.  on  the  17th.  He  lived  until  the  i8th,  at 
1 1  o'clock  A.  M.  He  was  very  patient  amid  all  his  suf- 
ferings, and  only  complained  because  his  was  an  acci- 
dental ivotind^  instead  of  one  received  on  the  field  of 
battle.  He  was  perfectly  rational  until  within  an  hour 
of  his  death,  and  knew  full  well  that  his  wound  was  fatal, 
and  often  spoke  of  you  as  his  kind  father  and  dear  and 
affectionate  mother." 

Colonel  J.  W.  Stiles,  of  9th  New  York  Regiment, 
writes  :  "  It  gives  me  pleasure  to  testify  to  the  character 
of  Mr.  George  L.  Fream,  who  presented  in  an  eminent 
degree  the  qualities  of  a  soldier  and  a  gentleman  ;  and 
believe  me  when  I  say  no  one  can  miss  him  more  than 
myself." 

His  remains  are  interred  in  a  retired  spot  in  the  beauti- 
ful cemetery  at  Saugerties,  N.  Y.,  overlooking  the  Hud- 
son, amid  the  scenes  of  his  early  childhood.  The  last 
letter  received  by  his  family,  prior  to  his  decease,  is  en- 
graved upon  his  tombstone.     It  is  briefly  this  : 

"  Dear  Parents  :  The  expected  word  has  come. 
We  move.  I  am  perfectly  resigned,  and  will  do  my 
duty.  Your  affectionate  son, 

"  George." 


NAZARETH  HALL  15 

Above  these  words  are  inscribed  the  legend,  "  Our  all 
for  our  Country"  and  the  name  '"  George" 

Mr.  Fream  was  an  only  child  of  John  and  Adah  Fream, 
and  in  his  nineteenth  year  when  lie  died. 

Daniel  H.  Fasig,  Private  6th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
August  8,  1 86 1.  Wounded  at  Gettysburg.  Died  August 
30,  1S63,  at  Camp  Stoneman,near  Washington,  of  disease 
contracted  in  the  service. 

Charles  Ryerson,  Private  ist  Regiment,  Excelsior 
Brigade,  June  19,  1S61.  Killed  in  the  battle  of  Wil- 
liamsburg, Va.,  May  5,  1862,  while  in  the  act  of  loading 
his  piece. 

The  following  extracts  from  his  letters  exhibit  the  spirit 
and  motive  by  which  he  was  actuated,  particular!}^  when 
the  news  reached  him  of  the  disastrous  rout  of  Bull  Run. 
He  writes  : 

"  The  regiment  leaves  to-night  for  the  seat  of  war  at  only 
one  hour's  notice,  so  that  we  leave  immediately.  I  just 
got  my  appointment  as  General  Sickles'  orderly  this 
morning,  but  as  soon  as  I  heard  that  we  were  going  to 
leave,  I  threw  it  up  at  once  and  joined  my  regiment.  So 
good-bye  ;  think  of  me  often.  If  I  fall,  remember  it  was 
in  the  cause  of  my  country." 

Again  :  "  Soldiering  is  a  veiy  hard  life,  and  I  will  be 
glad  when  the  war  is  over,  but  I  won't  come  home  until 
it  is.  You  may  make  up  your  minds  that  if  we  ever  get 
into  action  I  will  win  an  honorable  position,  no  matter  at 
what  cost,  for  I  am  determined  never  to  return  (God 
sparing  my  life)  until  I  do  win  one." 

In  this  spirit  he  went  forth  until  he  met  the  enemy  at 
Williamsburg.  The  result  we  must  let  his  friend  Cary 
describe  in  a  letter  dated  May  7,  1S63  -. 


1 6  NAZARETH  HALL. 

"  Before  this  reaches  you,  you  will  see  from  the  papers 
the  horrible  slaughter  our  regiment  met  with.  Among 
the  killed  in  our  company  is  my  friend  Charley,  your 
son.  After  the  battle  my  first  thought  was  about  Charley. 
I  found  his  body,  but  alas  !  he  had  gone  to  his  long,  silent 
home  of  death.  I  got  a  soldier  to  assist  me,  and  we  car- 
ried him  from  the  battle-field,  buried  him  and  erected  a 
soldier's  monument  inscribed  with  his  name  and  regiment. 
I  found  his  Bible,  which  he  carried  in  his  pocket  through 
his  entire  service,  lying  by  his  side." 

His  captain  and  chaplain  both  testify  to  his  being  a 
true  soldier  and  a  fine  young  man. 

Class  of  1S56. 
Ben'JAMin  F.  Landell,   Private   88th   Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  August  29,  1861.     Killed  by  a   musket  ball 
in  the  battle  of  Antietam,  September  17,  1S62. 

Clarenxe  Kampmax,  October  25,  1864,  appointed 
Captain's  Clerk  by  Admiral  S.  P.  Lee,  commanding 
Mississippi  Squadron.  Died  at  Mound  City,  Bis.,  June 
4,  1865. 

"  Flagship  Tempest,  June  5,  1865. 

"  My  Dear  Sir  :  I  regret  to  announce  to  you  the 
death  of  our  amiable  and  excellent  friend,  Clarence 
Kampman,  who  died  last  evening  of  acute  dysentery  on 
board  the  Hospital  Ship  '  Red  Rover.'  He  was  under 
the  care  of  Fleet  Surgeons  Pinkney  and  Bradley,  two 
accomplished  medical  officers  of  this  squadron,  and  re- 
ceived every  care  and  attention. 

"  He  had  previously  had  an  attack  of  jaundice,  fol- 
lowed some  time  after  by  erysipelas,  for  which  he  had 
been  under  treatment  on  board  the  hospital  ship  for  some 
time,  and   had  just   recovered  from   it,  when   he  was  at- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  1 7 

tacked  with  dysentery  on  Tuesday  last.  He  was  buried 
this  evening  at  the  Naval  Burying-ground,  near  Mound 
City  Naval  Station.  Such  of  his  effects  as  were  not 
burnt  with  the  '  Black  Hawk'  will  be  packed  up  and  held 
subject  to  the  order  of  his  family,  to  whom  the  surgeon 
of  the  '  Red  Rover'  announced  his  death.  His  accounts 
will  be  transferred  to  the  Fourth  Auditor. 

"  Respectfully  and  truly  yours, 
"S.P.Lee, 

"  A.  R.  Admiral. 
"  Mr.  Delano,  Washington,  D.  C." 

Class  of  1858. 

William  W.  Ladd,  Private  2d  New  Jersey  Cavalry, 
enlisted  July  15,  1863,  in  the  sixteenth  year  of  his  age. 

He  was  taken  sick  in  camp  at  Columbus,  Kentucky, 
and  died  in  a  negro  cabin  of  disease  contracted  in  the 
army,  December  15,  1863,  after  a  service  of  nearly  six 
months. 

He  was  a  bright,  intelligent  boy,  of  manly  address,  and 
left  a  home  of  ease  and  affluence,  with  the  prospect  of 
fortune,  although  young  and  delicate,  to  serve  the  gov- 
ernment and  to  help  defeat  the  Rebellion.  He  was 
faithful  as  a  soldier,  and  much  loved  by  his  comrades. 

John  C.  Hagen,  Private  2d  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
February  6,  1865.  Contracted  typhoid  fever  while  en- 
camped at  Cloud's  Mills,  near  Alexandria,  Va.,  and  dis- 
charged from  the  sei^vice  in  consequence,  July  13,  1S65. 
Brought  home  to  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  and  died  August  7, 
1865. 

Class  of  i860. 
Pliny  A.  Jewett,  Jr.,  Private  ist  Connecticut  Cav- 


l8  NAZARETH  HALL. 

airy;  enlisted  March  ii,  1S63,  and  killed  at  Harper's 
Farm,  Va.,  April  6,  1S65. 

At  the  time  of  his  decease  he  held  the  position  of 
Quartermaster  Sergeant,  and  had  received  the  day  before 
a  recommendation  from  his  colonel  for  promotion  as  lieu- 
tenant for  bravery. 

Was  taken  prisoner  near  Harper's  Ferry,  and  confined 
six  weeks  on  Belle  Isle.  He  participated  with  his  regi- 
ment in  General  Sheridan's  raid  around  Richmond,  Va. 

Class  of   1S61. 

Edwin  H.  Skirving,  at  the  time  of  General  Early's 
raid  upon  Washington,  was  studying  engineering  at  the 
Washington  Navy  Yard,  and  volunteered  with  other  em- 
ployes in  defence  of  the  city. 

His  company  camped  around  Fort  Lincoln,  perform- 
ing guard  duty.  At  night  they  were  obliged  to  lie  upon 
the  ground  outside  of  the  fortification,  without  any 
shelter,  not  even  a  blanket  being  provided  for  them. 

He  remained  exposed  in  this  way  for  three  days  and 
three  nights,  and  returned  home  in  ill  health.  In  a  few 
days  he  took  his  bed,  and  died  on  July  25,  1864. 

*  What  errors  occur  in  the  Military  and  Naval  Record,  and  in  the 
dates  of  entrance  of  the  Alumni  present  at  the  Reunion  of  June  11, 
1868,  the  Recorder  begs  to  state,  are  in  consequence  of  incorrect  infor- 
mation furnished  at  the  time  of  compilation,  and  discovered  too  late  for 
correction. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  19 


ROLL    OF    ALUMNI    WHO    SERVED    IN    THE    UNITED 
STATES    ARMY    OR   NAVY. 

Class  of  18 10. 
Giles  Porter  was  graduated  at  West  Point,  July  24, 
1818,  and  promoted  Second  Lieutenant  corps  of  artillery 
U.  S.  Army.  Captain,  September  30,  1833,  and  Major 
4th  Artillery,  February  16,  1847.  Served  in  the  Florida 
war  against  the  Seminole  Indians,  1836,  '37,  '38.  Retired 
September  31,  1861,  after  more  than  forty  consecutive 
years  of  service. 

Class  of  1822. 
Andrew  A.  Humphreys  was  graduated  at  West 
Point,  July  i,  1831,  and  promoted  Second  Lieutenant  2d 
Artillery  U.  S.  Army.  First  Lieutenant  August  16, 
1836,  serving  in  the  Florida  war.  First  Lieutenant  Corps 
of  Topographical  Engineers,  July  7^  1S38.  Captain, 
May  31,  1848.  Major,  August  6,  1861.  Colonel  of 
Staff,  March  5,  1862.  Lieutenant-Colonel  Engineers, 
March  3,  1863.  Brevet  Brigadier-General,  March  13, 
1865.  Brevet  Major-General  U.  S.  A.,  March  13,  1865. 
Brigadier-General  Volunteers,  April  28,  1862.  Major-Ge- 
neral Volunteers, July  S,  1863.  Served  throughout  the  war 
in  Virginia,  participating  in  the  numerous  battles  and  en- 
gagements of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Appointed  Chief 
Topographical  Engineer  Army  of  the  Potomac  under  Ma- 
jor-General George  B.  McClellan,  and  Chief  of  Staff' 
under  Major-General  George  G.  Meade.  Commanded  3d 
Division  5th  Corps,  and  2d  Division  3d  Corps.  Com- 
manded 2d  Army  Corps.  Distinguished  himself  (par- 
ticularly) in  the  battles  of  Gettysburg  and  Fredericksburg. 
At  the  latter  place  he  had  two  horses  killed  under  him, 
24 


;20  NAZARETH  HALL. 

all  his  staff  but  one  dismounted,  three  of  them  wounded, 
and  for  one  hour  was  exposed  to  a  deadly  fire,  within  one 
hundred  yards  of  the  stone  wall  held  by  the  enemy,  while 
he  vainly  endeavored  to  retrieve  the  fortunes  of  the  day, 
being  deliberately  shot  at  by  sharpshooters  whenever  the 
heavy  musketry  and  artillery  fire  abated.  Had  a  horse 
killed  under  him  at  Gettysburg.  Never  wounded,  and 
had  many  miraculous  escapes  from  death.  August  8, 
1 866,  Brigadier-General  and  Chief  of  Engineers  U.  S.  A., 
in  command  of  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  headquarters 
Washington,  D.  C.     Still  in  the  service. 

Class  of  1S37. 
Samuel  Peningtox,   Captain   5th  Delaware  Volun- 
teers, November  6,  1862.     Served  in   Maryland.     Mus- 
tered out  of  service  August  6,  1863. 

Class  of  1828. 
Thomas  Sparks,  largely  instrumental  in  organizing 
and  equipping  ist  Regiment  Pennsylvania  Gray  Reserves. 
Commissioned  Lieutenant  Company  A,  April  19,  1861. 
Displayed  great  ability,  when  detached  and  stationed 
at  Philadelphia,  as  Chief  Recruiting  Officer  and  Com- 
missary of  Supplies  during  the  invasions.  Lieutenant 
Pennsylvania  Minute  Men.  April  19,  1863,  presented 
with  an  elegant  testimonial  by  the  officers  of  the  Gray 
Reserves,  for  efficient  services  rendered  the  regiment 
while  in  service.  Received  two  other  testimonials  at  a 
later  period  of  the  war. 

Class  of  1829. 
William  P.  Lew,  Private  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 

Class  of  1830. 
JoHx  J.  Gauvix,  Captain  U.  S.  steam  transport  Union, 


NAZARETH  HALL.  21 

Quartermaster  General's  Department,  September,  iS6r. 
Ordered  to  carry  supplies  for  General  Sherman's  expedition 
against  Port  Royal,  S.  C,  October  29,  1861.  Encoun- 
tered a  fearful  gale,  and  to  save  his  crew  was  compelled 
to  run  the  vessel  on  the  beach  at  Bogue  Island,  N.  C,  as 
it  was  barely  possible  to  keep  her  afloat.  Fell  into  the 
enemy's  hands,  and  was  a  prisoner  eight  months  at  Fort 
Macon,  Raleigh,  Salisbury,  N.  C,  and  Libby  Prisons. 
Exchanged,  August  17,  1862.  Reappointed  Captain  of 
steam  transport  John  Rice.     Resigned,  August  15,  1S63. 

Class  of  1S31. 
Nathaniel  S.  Wolle,  Private   Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July,  1863. 

Class  of  1S32. 
William  P.  Smith,  First  Lieutenant  ipSth  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers.     Wounded  at  Charles  City  X  Roads, 
and  at  Hatcher's  Run.     Served  four  years  in  Virginia. 

William    H.    Thompson,   Lieutenant-Colonel    3Sth 
Pennsylvania  State  Militia,  July  3,  1S63. 

William  H.  Butler,  Clerk  to  Colonel  Ingalls.  Post 
Commissary  at  White  House,  Virginia,  May,  June,  July, 
1861. 

Benjamin  F.  Garvin  entered  the  U.  S.  Navy,  March 
29,  1847.  Appointed  Chief  Engineer,  ranking  with 
Commander,  May  11,  185S.  Fleet  Engineer  Mediter- 
ranean Sea  Squadron.  Fleet  Engineer  of  Admiral  Lee's 
North  Carolina  Squadron,  which  captured  City  Point, 
Fort  Fisher,  etc.  Was  on  board  the  Frigate  Colorado 
(first  rate)  at  the  capture  of  Fort  Fisher.  Still  in  the  ser- 
vice. 


22  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Class  of  1S33. 
William  Kissam,  Corporal  27th  New  Jersey  Volun- 
teers, September  4,  1862.     Served  in  Virginia.     Honor- 
ably discharged,  July  2,  1864. 

Charles  E.  Smith,  Major  nth  Michigan  Cavalry, 
August  31,  1863.  Colonel,  June  12,  1864.  Brigadier- 
General  U.  S.  Vols.,  March  13,  1865.  Served  in  Vir- 
ginia, Tennessee,  North  and  South  Carolina  and  Georgia. 
In  the  battle  of  Cynthiana,  Ky.,  had  his  horse  killed 
under  him,  and  another  wounded.  Mustered  out  of  ser- 
vice, August,  1S65. 

Giles  B.  Overton  raised  a  company  for  the  42d 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers  (Bucktails),  and  before  mus- 
tered into  service  appointed  Captain  14th  U.  S.  Infontry, 
June  18,  1 86 1.  Served  in  Virginia  on  the  staff  of 
Major-General  Sykes.  Brevet  Major,  March  13,  1865. 
Wounded  at  Chancellorsville  in  the  thigh-bone,  and  still 
carries  the  bullet.     Resigned  July  25,  1865. 

Class  of  1S35. 
John  J.   Peters,  Private    15th   New   York  Cavalry, 
September  3,  1864.     Served  in  Virginia.     Discharged  on 
account  of  disability  induced  by  typhoid  fever,  June   12, 
1865. 

William  Higgixs,  Private  2d  New  York  Volunteers, 
April  26,  1861.     Served  three  months. 

Mathias  T.  Huebner,  Private  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July,  1863. 

Samuel  Rice,  Private  46th  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  23 

August  8,  1861.  Detached  as  Clerk  Quartermaster  Gene- 
ral's Department  to  September  17,  1864.  Re-enlisted 
Private  97th  Pennsylvania  Volunteei-s.  Served  in  Vir- 
ginia, North  Carolina  and  Georgia.  Mustered  out  with 
his  regiment,  September,  1865. 

Samuel  C.  Wolle,  Orderly  Sergeant  38th  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Militia,  June  30,  1863.  Mustered  out  with 
his  regiment,  August  7,  1863. 

Class  of  1836. 
George  P.  Ihrie,  Brevet  Brigadier-General  U.  S. 
Army.  June  12,  1862,  Aide-de-Camp  of  General  U.  S. 
Grant  in  the  siege  of  Corinth,  serving  respectively  as 
Acting  Inspector  General  and  Commissary  of  ISIusters. 
Distinguished  himself  in  the  defence  of  Trenton,  Tenn., 
December,  1862,  saving  from  capture  the  railroad  trains 
there.  He  continued  with  General  Grant  until  April, 
1863.     Still  in  the  service. 

Nathaniel  Michler  was  graduated  at  West  Point, 
July  I,  184S,  and  promoted  Brevet  Second  Lieutenant 
Topographical  Engineers.  Second  Lieutenant,  April  7, 
1854.  First  Lieutenant,  May  19,  1856.  Captain,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1861.  Major,  April  22,  1864.  Brevet  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel, August  I,  1864.  Brevet  Colonel,  April 
2,  1865.  Chief  of  Topographical  Engineers  Army  of 
the  Cumberland,  on  the  Staff'  of  Major-General  D.  C. 
Buell ;  also,  under  Generals  Rosecrans  and  Sherman, 
until  transferred  to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Captured 
near  Rockville,  Md.,  June  28,  1863,  and  paroled.  Con- 
structed defences  on  the  Maryland  Heights,  at  Harper's 
Ferry.  Brevet  Brigadier-General  U.  S.  Army,  April  2, 
1865,  for  gallant  and  meritorious  conduct  during  the  war. 

Still  in  the  service. 
24* 


24  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Class  of  1837. 

John  Baillie  McIntosh,  son  of  Colonel  James  S. 
Mcintosh,  U.  S.  A.,  killed  in  the  storming  of  Molino  del 
Rey,  Mexico,  September  8,  1S47.  Colonel  Third  Penn- 
sylvania Cavalry,  September  23,  1862.  Brigadier-Gene- 
ral, July  21,  1864.  Brevet  Major-General  U.  S.  Army, 
March  13,  1S65.  Served  in  Virginia.  Had  a  leg  shat- 
tered by  a  minie  ball  while  gallantly  leading  his  brigade 
at  the  battle  of  Opequan,  Va.,  September  19,  1S64,  ren- 
dering amputation  necessary. 

Highly  complimented  by  General  Sheridan  in  his  re- 
port of  the  battle  of  Abram's  Creek,  Va.  General  A.  T. 
A.  Torbet  describes  the  action  as  follows : 

"On  the  13th  of  September  the  Second  Brigade,  3d 
Division  (Brigadier-General  Mcintosh  commanding), 
moved  up  the  Berryville  and  Winchester  pike,  drove  the 
enemy's  cavalry  before  them  three  miles,  and  within  two 
miles  of  Winchester  came  upon  a  regiment  of  infantry 
(the  Sth  South  Carolina).  By  a  sudden  dash  of  the  3d 
New  Jersey  and  2d  Ohio  Regiments  the  8th  South  Caro- 
lina was  broken,  completely  surrounded,  and  the  entire 
regiment,  officers,  men  and  colors,  marched  into  camp. 
Too  much  praise  cannot  be  given  General  Mcintosh  for 
his  quick  decision  and  gallantry  on  the  occasion.  "  Still  in 
the  service. 

William  Finlaysox,  Private  23d  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, served  in  Virginia.  In  service  two  years.  De- 
ceased. 

Class  of  1838. 
William  II.  Moore,  Captain  12th  New  Jersey  Vol- 
unteers, September  8,  1862. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  25 

Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr.,  Brigade  Quartermaster  nth 
Brigade  New  York  National  Guards,  June  23,  1863. 
Captain  on  staff'  of  Brigadier-General  J.  C.  Smith. 

Class  of  1839. 
William  J.  Dixon,  Surgeon  in  a  Western  regiment. 

Lewis    R.   Huebner,    Corporal    34th   Pennsylvania 
State  Militia,  July  3,  1863. 

Class  of  1840. 
Othniel  de  Forest,  Colonel  5th  New  York  Cavalry, 
October   i,  1S61.     Served  in  Virginia.     Honorably  dis- 
charged, March  29,  1864.     Died  in  I867. 

Thomas  L.  McKeen,  Jr.,  Major  3Sth  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia,  July  3,  1S63. 

Class  of  1841. 
Robert  A.  Clewell,  Private  129th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  August  I3,  1862,  to  May  18,  1863.  Served 
in  Virginia.  First  Sergeant  202d  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, September  2,  1864.  Mustered  out  of  service,  Au- 
gust 3,  1865.     Died  June  30,  1867. 

Charles  T.  Harrison  served  in  the  army  and  navy. 
Dangerously  wounded  before  Petersburg,  Virginia. 

Class  of  1842. 
Andrew  A.  Ripka,  Captain  119th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, September  i,  1862.     Served   in  Virginia.     Re- 
signed on  account  of  illness,  March  3,  1865. 

John  M.  Winpenny,  Private  19th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 


26  NAZARETH  HALL. 

unteers,  April    27,    1S61.     Served    in   Maryland.     Mus- 
tered out  with  his  regiment,  August  29,  1861. 

IIexry  K.  Troeger,  Private  loth  Illinois  Volunteers, 
August  28,  1 861.  Served  in  Tennessee,  Alabama  and 
Mississippi.  Detached  as  Chief  Surgeon's  Clerk  at 
the  Nashville  Hospitals.  Discharged  on  account  of  dis- 
ability, resulting  from  exposure,  December  2,  1863. 

Edwin  J.  Bachman,  First  Lieutenant  33d  Indiana 
Volunteers,  August  22,  1861.  Detached  Acting  Assist- 
ant Qiiartermaster  of  Colonel  John  Coburn's  Brigade. 
Chief  of  Ordnance  Army  of  Kentucky,  on  the  staff'  of 
Major-General  Gordon  Granger.  Participated  in  Gene- 
ral Sherman's  march.     Three  years  in  the  service. 

Class  of  1843. 

Thomas  Overington,  Private  6th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September,  1862. 

William  R.  Thomas,  First  Lieutenant  46th  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  September  4,  1861.  Served  in  Vir- 
ginia.    Resigned  in  consequence  of  illness,  April  4,  1862. 

Amos  C.  Clauder,  Private  34th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July  3,  1863.  Died  October  14,  186S,  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa. 

Clarence  Michler,  Captain  ist  Louisiana  Cavalry. 
Appointed  Inspector  of  Cavalry  of  the  Military  Division 
of  the  West  Mississippi,  on  the  staff  of  General  David- 
son.    Wounded,  and  served  throughout  the  war. 

Class  of  1844. 
Alfred  B.  Davis,  Acting  Master  U.  S.  Navy,  for 


NAZARETH  HALL.  2*J 

special  duty  as  Pilot  attached  to  North  Atlantic  I31ock- 
adiiig  Squadron,  November  5,  1S64. 

Samuel  G.  Spackman,  Hospital  Steward  12th  New 
York  National  Guards  Regiment,  June  20,  1863. 

Henry  T.  Bachman,  Private  Captain  J.  D.  Cunning's 
Ohio  Cavahy,  July  25,  1863.  Volunteered  to  repel  the 
invasion  of  General  John  Morgan. 

John  J.  Hess,  Qiiarterm aster  119th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, August  5,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia.  Honor- 
ably discharged,  February  27,  1864. 

Stephen  Sutton,  Private  ist  Minnesota  Volunteers. 
Served  three  years. 

Isaac  Prince,  Special  Delegate  U.  S.  Christian  Com- 
mission, June  22,  1864,  to  minister  to  the  sick  and 
wounded  soldiers  in  the  military  hospitals  and  on  the 
battle-fields  throughout  the  country.  July,  1S65,  received 
a  commission  from  the  American  Missionary  Association 
to  minister  to  the  spiritual  welfare  of  3d  U.  S.  Colored 
Cavalry,  stationed  at  Hilton  Head,  S.  C.  Served  in  Vir- 
ginia and  South  Carolina. 

Class  of  1845. 
Charles  Goepp,  First  Lieutenant  9th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  April  24,  1861.     Acting  Adjutant,  May  15, 
1861.     Mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  July  29,  1861. 

John  J.  Perkin,  Private  of  a  battery  of  artillery. 
Served  in  Virginia. 

Class  of  1846. 
Granville  Henry,  Private  34th  Pennsylvania  State 


28  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Militia,  June,  July,  August,  1863.     Contracted  severe  ill- 
ness during  his  term  of  service. 

Edwin  Housel,  Private  2d  Newr  Jersey  Volunteers, 
April  26,  1S61.  Served  in  Virginia.  Died  at  Elizabeth- 
port,  N.  J.,  August  2,  1S61. 

Henry  K.  Thomae,  Private  7th  New  York  Volun- 
teers, April  19,  1S61. 

Jacob  O.  Brown,  Fifer  3d  New  Jersey  Volunteers. 
Served  nine  months. 

George  F.  Thomae,  Private  7th  New  York  Volun- 
teers, April  19,  1 86 1. 

Oliver  T.  Beard,  Private  71st  New  York  State  Mi- 
litia, April  21,  1861.  Detached  Lieutenant  28th  New 
York  S.  M.,  and  mustered  out  as  Captain.  Major  48th 
New  York  Volunteers,  August  8,  1S61,  in  General  Mc- 
Clellan's  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Ordered  with  his  regi- 
ment to  join  General  W.  T.  Sherman's  expeditionary 
force  to  Hilton  Head,  S.  C.  After  the  battle  there  fought, 
promoted  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  Provost  Marshal  of 
the  Southern  Department.  Colonel  Beard  here  rendered 
valuable  services  in  removing  obstructions  from  the  in- 
lets below  Savannah,  in  planting  batteries  on  the  swampy 
sea-islands,  and  by  a  secret  mission  into  the  city,  for 
which  he  was  publicly  commended  by  the  commanding 
general,  and  also  by  Admiral  Dupont.  Promoted  Colonel 
of  a  negro  regiment,  and  was  the  first  officer  to  lead  colored 
troops  into  action.     Sei*ved  in  this  capacity  in  Florida. 

Charles  Henry  Hutchinson,  Private  19th  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers,  April  27  to  August  29,  1S61.    Lieu- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  29 

tenant  of  a  New  York  regiment,  and  afterward  ap- 
pointed Independent  Scout  of  tlie  Army  of  the  Potomac. 
In  service  three  years. 

Class  of  1847. 
Henry  A.  Bigler,  First  Lieutenant  209th   Pennsyl- 
vania Vohmteers,   September   16,   1864.     Captain,  May 
16,  1S65.     Served  in  Virginia.     Mustered  out,  May  31, 
1865. 

John  Bartram,  Private  95th  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers.    Served  in  Virginia.     Severely  wounded. 

John  Trucks,  Jr.,  Private  32d  Pennsylvania  State  Mi- 
litia, July,  1863. 

William  H.  Crawford,  First  Lieutenant  153d  Penn- 
sylvania Volunteers,  October  11,  1862.  Served  in  Vir- 
ginia.    Mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  July  24,  1863. 

Richard  R.  Tschudy,  First  Lieutenant  12th  Penn- 
sylvania State  Militia,  September  16,  1862. 

Henry  Crease,  Second  Lieutenant  23d  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers  (Birney's  Zouaves),  July  17, 186 1.  Promoted 
First  Lieutenant  for  gallantry  at  Gettysburg.  Taken 
prisoner  at  White's  Ford,  September  12,  1862,  and  con- 
fined in  Libby  Prison  twenty-five  days,  when  exchanged. 
Wounded  at  Cold  Harbor,  June  i,  1864.  Engaged  in 
fifteen  battles  in  Virginia.  Honorably  discharged,  Sep- 
tember 8,  1S64.     At  present  a  Paymaster  in  U.  S.  Navy. 

Class  of  1848. 
Frederic  A.  Clauder,  Private  i  st  Regiment  Sickles' 
Excelsior  Brigade,  May  21,  1861.     Served  in  Virginia. 
Honorably  discharged,  July  10,  1S64. 


30  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Obadiah  T.  IIuebner,  Sergeant  3Sth  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia,  July,  1863. 

Joseph  Bl^rke,  Private  Anderson  Cavalry,  served  in 
Kentucky,  T(?nnessee,  and  in  Sherman's  famous  march. 
In  service  three  years. 

Peter  D.  Keyser,  Captain  91st  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers. September  20,  1S61,  on  staff  of  Major-General 
Naglee.  Served  in  Virginia.  Wounded  at  Fair  Oaks. 
Resigned  on  account  of  ill  health,  August  15,  1862.  Re- 
entered the  service  as  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  U.  S. 
Army,  from  July,  1864,  to  March,  1S65. 

Eyre  Keyser,  First  Lieutenant  183d  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.  Dangerously  wounded  in  the  head  by  a 
minie  ball  in  the  battle  of  the  Wilderness,  and  again 
wounded  at  Cold  Harbor,  Va.  Brevet  Adjutant  for  gal- 
lantry.    Mustered  out  of  service,  August  9,  1864. 

Charles  J.  Anderson,  New  York  Volunteers 

Class  of  1849. 
James  E.  Audenreid,  Captain  2d  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry, September  17,  1861.  Served  in  Virginia.  Wound- 
ed in  the  battles  of  Second  Bull  Run,  of  the  Wilderness 
and  of  Deep  Bottom  ;  in  the  last  engagement  severely 
so,  having  been  struck  in  the  arm  by  a  shell.  Honor- 
ably discharged,  October  6,  1864. 

Owen  Rice,  Jr.,  Captain  153d  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, October  7,  1862.  Wounded  in  the  arm  at 
Chancellorsvillc,  Va.  Mustered  out  of  service,  July  23, 
1863. 

Clarence  E.  Siewers,  Private  Battery  112th  Penn- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  31 

S3'lvania  Volunteers,  December  9,  1861.  Served  in  Vir- 
ginia. In  the  service  one  year.  Has  never  been  seen  or 
heard  from  by  his  comrades  and  relatives. 

Philip  S.  P.  Walter,  Assistant  Surgeon  2d  Pennsyl- 
vania Cavalry,  Februaiy  I3,  1S63.  Honorably  dis- 
charged, December,  1863. 

Frank  C.  Stout,  Sergeant  139th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, August  13,  1863,  to  January  8,  1863.  Second 
Lieutenant  139th  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  March  28, 
1863.  Captain  34th  Pennsylvania  State  Militia,  June. 
July,  August,  1863. 

Abraham  C.  Davenport,  Private  14th  New  York 
State  Militia,  September  6,  1863.  Transferred  to  5th 
New  York  Veteran  Volunteers,  June  3,  1864.  Served 
in  Virginia.     In  service  two  yeai's  and  nine  months. 

Charles  B.  Wainwright,  Private  17th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  April  35,  1861.  Mustered  out,  August  3, 
i86i.     Served  in  Maryland. 

Benjamin  D.  Philip,  Second  Lieutenant  14th  New 
York  Volunteers,  June  10,  1861,  and  Aide-de-Camp  to 
Colonel  Alfred  M.Wood.  Served  in  Virginia.  Severely 
wounded  at  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run.  Honorably  dis- 
charged on  account  of  wounds,  January  3,  1863.  De- 
ceased. 

Class  of  1850. 
Henry  A.  Titze,  Orderly  Sergeant  56th  Illinois  Vol- 
unteers, November  30,  1861.     Discharged  on  account  of 
illness,  September  8,   1863.     Re-enlisted    136th   Illinois 

25  T 


33  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Volunteers,  May  13,    1S64.     Mustered  out,   October  23, 
1S64. 

William  C.  Titze,  Private  66th  Illinois  Volunteers, 
December  30,  1S63.  Detailed  as  Orderly  at  Headquar- 
ters Sixteenth  Army  Corps  from  May  to  September  2, 
1864.  Served  in  Tennessee,  Georgia,  South  and  North 
Carolina.     Mustered  out  of  service,  July  15,  1865. 

William  H.  Fenner,  Private  176th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  November  3,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  August  18,  1863. 

Reuben  J.  Stotz,  Second  Lieutenant  153d  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  October  11,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  July  24,  1863. 

Henry  Leibfried,  Private  153d  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, October  7,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia.  Mustered 
out  of  service,  July  23,  1863.     Died  August,  1867. 

Class  of  1851. 

John  Frederic  R.  Frueauff,  First  Lieutenant  ist 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  April  20,  1861,  Mustered  out 
with  regiment,  July  27,  1861.  Major  153d  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  October  11,  1862.  Detached  as  Assistant 
Inspector  General  on  staff  of  Major-General  McLaws. 
Wounded  slightly  at  Chancellorsville.  Served  in  Mary- 
land and  in  Virginia.  Mustered  out  of  the  service,  July 
24, 1S63. 

Samuel  Liciitenthaeler,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania 
Militia,  September,  1S62. 

John  Philip  Wenzel,  Lieutenant  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  33 

Thomas  Eugene  Cummins,  Orderly  Sergeant  17th 
New  York  Volunteers,  June  21,  1863.  Served  in  Gene- 
ral W.  T.  Sherman's  campaigns.  Wounded  in  the 
shoulder  at  the  battle  of  Secessionville,  South  Carolina, 
June  16,  1862.     In  service  three  years  and  ten  months. 

William  H.  Loyd,  Second  Lieutenant  nth  New 
Jersey  Volunteers,  August  11,  1S62.  First  Lieutenant, 
November  17,  1862.  Captain,  March  9,  1863.  Major 
7th  New  Jersey  Volunteers,  October  17,  1864.  Detached 
Assistant  Adjutant  General  on  staff  of  Major-Generals 
D.  B.  Birney  and  Pierce.  Sei-ved  in  Maryland  and  Vir- 
ginia. Wounded  at  Gettysburg  and  at  Boynton  Plank 
Road,  Va.     In  the  service  two  years  and  six  months. 

Richard  Henry  Chapman,  Private  19th  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  April  27,  1861.  Served  in  Maryland. 
Mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  August  29,  1861. 

Class  of  1852. 

Henry  T.  Clauder,  Private  67th  Indiana  Volunteers, 
August  20,  1S62.  Served  in  Kentucky,  Tennessee  and 
Mississippi.  Taken  prisoner  at  Clumfordsville,  Ky,, 
and  paroled  December,  1862.  Mustered  out  of  service, 
June  20,  1865. 

Charles  V.  Henry,  Private  loth  New  York  Volun- 
teers. Quartermaster  91st  New  York  Volunteers,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1863.  Major  and  Assistant  Qiiarter master 
5th  Army  Corps,  on  staff  of  Major-General  Warren,  Au- 
gust 39,  1864.  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel,  September  3, 
1866.  Served  in  Virginia,  and  in  the  Gulf  Department 
under  General  Buell.  Honorably  discharged,  Novembei 
19,  1866. 


34  NAZARETH  HALL. 

John  W.Jordan,  Assistant  Commissary  Starr's  Phil- 
ladelj^liia  Battery,  attached  to  33d  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  June,  July,  August,  1S63. 

Thomas  V.  Kessler,  Private  Sth  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia.     Sensed  in  Maryland,  July,  1863. 

William  H.  H.  Michler,  Assistant  Surgeon  ist 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  April  20,  to  July  27,  1S61. 
Appointed  Surgeon  Mack's  Regular  Battery  4th  U.  S. 
Artillery.  Stationed  as  Surgeon  U.  S.  A.  at  Fort  Union, 
New  Mexico,  January  i,  1869.     Still  in  the  service. 

J.  Theophilus  Zorn,  Private  38th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July,  1S63. 

George  A.  Carey,  Corporal  51st  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, August  20,  1 861.  Served  in  Virginia  and  North 
and  South  Carolina.  Captured  at  the  Weldon  Railroad, 
and  confined  for  seven  months  in  Salisbury,  Belle  Isle 
and  Libby  Prisons.  Mustered  out  of  service,  July  27, 
1865. 

William  F.  Harris,  supposed  to  have  been  in  the 
Navy,  and  known  to  have  been  washed  overboard  from  a 
vessel  while  at  sea. 

George  Williams,  Qiiartermaster  Sergeant  6th  New 
York  Independent  Battery.  Served  in  Virginia.  En- 
gaged in  twenty-six  battles.  Declined  accepting  a  com- 
mission, although  frequently  oflered  him  during  his  three 
years  of  service.     Drowned  in  1864  at  La  Belle,  Michigan. 

William  B.  Persse,  First  Lieutenant  163d  New  York 
Volunteers,  August  27,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Honorably  discharged,  January  20,  1863. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  35 

Class  of  1853. 

George  W.  Shields,  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon  U.  S. 
Navy,  Mississippi  Squadron,  November  24,  1863.  Died 
August  10,  1867,  at  New  Orleans,  of  yellow^  fever. 

Theodore  A.  Nixon,  Corporal  i6th  Indiana  Volun- 
teers, April  22,  1S61.  Mustered  out,  May  14,  1S63. 
Died  January  20,  1867. 

George  H.  Eplee,  First  Lieutenant  203d  Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers,  September  12,  1864.  Acting  Adjutant 
General  2d  Brigade,  2d  Divison,  loth  Army  Corps. 
Served  in  Virginia  and  North  Carolinia.  Mustered  out, 
June  22,  1865. 

Marcelin  L.  de  Coursey,  Private  Commonwealth 
Artillery,  April  to  August,  1861.  Private  Anderson 
Troop,  October  5,  1S61.  Detached  First  Lieutenant  15th 
Pennsylvania  Cavalry.  Captain,  March  15,  1863.  Mus- 
tered out,  October  23,  1863.  Chief  Clerk  to  Provost 
Marshal  General  Fry,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  until  April 
I,  1865.  Had  a  narrow  escape  from  death  in  the  battle 
of  Stone  River,  Tenn.,  having  his  horse  killed  under 
him,  pistol-holsters  and  spurs  shot  away,  and  two  balls 
passing  through  his  coat. 

Edwin  Lichtenthaler,  Private  129th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  August  15,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia.  In 
service  two  years.  ' 

Edwin  Longmire,  Second  Lieutenant  2d  Pennsylva- 
nia Artillery,  December  16,  1861.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Resigned  June  29,  1862. 

25* 


36  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Nathaniel  C.  Longmire,  Private  124th  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  August  iS,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Mustered  out,  May  17,  1863. 

William  D.  Fiechtner,  Private  195th  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  July,  November,  1864. 

Horace  Homer,  Assistant  Surgeon  Medical  Depart- 
ment of  the  Susquehanna.  Appointed  Special  Relief 
Agent  U.  S.  Sanitary  Commission.     Served  three  years. 

Camillus  Nathans,  Second  Lieutenant  New  York 
Volunteers.  Wounded  in  the  hand  and  hip.  Served  in 
Virginia. 

Andrew  D.  Harper,  Private  13th  New  York  State 
Militia. 

Eugene  Walter,  Leader  of  Regimental  Band  47th 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 

William  H.  Bigler,  Private  34th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July,  1863. 

Edmund  A.  Oerter,  Private  38th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July,  1S63. 

Joseph  John  Ricksecker,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia. 

Francis  Jordan,  Jr.,  Private  Miller's  Philadelphia 
Battery,  September  11,  1862.     Served  in  Maryland. 

Class  of  1854. 
Walter  Barrett,  Major  84th  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, August  30,  1 86 1.      Lieutenant-Colonel,  June    21, 


NAZARETH  HALL.  37 

1862.  Sei'ved  in  Virginia.  Resigned  on  account  of  in- 
juries received  at  Fairfax  Court-house,  September  10, 
1862. 

LovELL  PuRDY,  Major  5th  New  York  Volunteers, 
Excelsior  Brigade,  August  27,  1861.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Wounded  in  the  battles  of  Williamsburg,  Chancellors- 
ville  and  the  Wilderness.  Honorably  discharged  on  ac- 
count of  wounds  received  before  Petersburg,  June  19, 
1864.  Promoted  Lieutenant-Colonel,  September  3,  1S66, 
by  the  U.  S.  Government,  for  gallant  services  during  the 
war. 

N.  Waller  Horton,  First  Lieutenant  9th  Pennsyl- 
vania  Cavalry,  February  13,  1S63.      Captain,  June    16, 

1863.  Served  in  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  North  and  South 
Carolina,  Georgia  and  Alabama.  Participated  in  twenty- 
eight  battles.  In  the  last  of  these,  fought  at  Raleigh. 
N.  C,  he  was  taken  prisoner,  and  after  having  been  con- 
fined at  Greensboro'  for  a  month,  was  released.  Wound- 
ed slightly  at  Eagleville,  Tenn.  Mustered  out,  July  18, 
1S65.     Li  the  sen'ice  four  and  a  half  years. 

Frederic  M.  Shoemaker,  First  Lieutenant  36th 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  February  20,  1S62.  Resigned 
July  II,  1862.  Adjutant  143d  Pennsylvania  Volunteers, 
September  23,  1863.  Honorably  discharged,  September 
7,  1864. 

Benneville  M.  Henry,  Leader  7th  Pennsylvania 
Regimental  Band,  April  23  to  July  29,  1861.  Re-enlist- 
ed as  musician  88th  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  April, 
1863. 

James  M.  R.  Harris,  Private  33d  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, July  4,   1861.     Served    in  Virginia.     Captured 


3S  NAZARETH  HALL. 

before  Richmond,  and  confined  in  Libby  Prison  two 
months,  when  exchanged.  Wounded  at  Gaines'  Mills, 
and  on  the  second  day  of  Seven  Days'  Battle.  Lost  his 
right  eye  by  a  bayonet  in  a  skirmish  near  Manassas 
Junction.  Honorably  discharged  from  the  service,  Octo- 
ber 27,  1S62. 

Matthew  McIlroy,  Second  Lieutenant  49th  Penn- 
sylvania State  Militia,  July  17,  1S63.  Veterinary  Sur- 
geon U.  S.  Engineer  Corps.  In  the  service  seven  months. 
Died  March  2,  1S6S. 

Joseph  W.  Drinkhouse,  Private  Indej^endent  Key- 
stone Battery.  Volunteered  twice  in  the  three  months' 
service. 

Albert   Remick,  Corporal  40th  Pennsylvania  State 

Militia,  July  2,  1S63. 

J.  CuMMiNGS  Vail,  Private  Serrell's  New  York  Vol- 
unteer Engineers,  October  15,  1S61.  Detached  as  Clerk 
of  Adjutant  General's  Department,  Port  Royal,  S.  C. 
Appointed  Flag  Officer's  Clerk  on  staff'  of  Rear  Admiral 
S.  F.  Dupont,  U.  S.  Navy,  April  24,  1862.  Remained 
with  Admiral  Dupont  until  relieved  from  his  command, 
July  4,  1863.  Appointed  Captain's  Clerk  U.S.  steamer 
Iroquois.  Honorably  discharged  from  the  service  on  ac- 
count of  illness  at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  and  reached  New  York 
January  19,  1S65. 

Frank  B.  Woodall,  Major  Illinois  Regiment. 

Edwin  G.  Klos^;,  Private  34th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  June  29,  1863. 

W.  H.  Theophilus  Haman,  Private  34th  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Militia,  June  29,  1863. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  39 

John  D.  Wolle,  Private  3Sth  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  July,  1S63. 

William  F.  Buck,  Private  iSth  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, April  24,  1861.  Mustered  out,  August  6,  1861. 
Third  Assistant  Engineer  steamer  J.  E.  Bazely,  North 
Carolina  Blockading  Squadron.  This  vessel  was  blown 
up  at  the  mouth  of  the  Roanoke  River  by  a  torpedo. 
Escaped  uninjured. 

HenrV  a.  Daily,  Private  ist  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, April  18  to  July  28,  1S61.  Private  51st  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  December  i,  1861.  Detached  Sth 
U.  S.  Infantry,  October  28,  1S62.  Served  in  Virginia 
and  North  Carolina.  In  active  service  five  years  and  six 
months,  and  never  wounded  or  captured.  Honorably 
discharged,  February  22,  1867. 

Charles  A.  Place,  Private  13th  New  York  Volun- 
teers. April  23,  1 861.  Detached  Second  Lieutenant 
15th  Regiment  of  Engineers.  Promoted  Adjutant  and 
Captain.     Served  in  Virginia. 

Charles  Hendrickson,  New  York  regiment. 

Class  of  1S55. 
Cornelius  A.  Simonson,  Private  9th  New  York  State 
Militia,  April  20,  1S61.  Detached  Second  Lieutenant 
I32d  New  York  Volunteers,  July  19,  1862,  Promoted 
First  Lieutenant,  August  23,  1862,  for  gallant  and  meri- 
torious conduct  on  the  field.  Served  in  Virginia.  Re- 
signed November  2,  1862. 

Jeremiah  V.  Simonson,  Private  i8th  New  York  Cav- 
alry.    Served  in  General  Banks'  Red  River  Expedition. 


40  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Wounded  in  the  foot,  and  had  two  horses  shot  under  him. 
In  the  service  ten  months. 

William  R.  Remsex,  Volunteer  Aide-de-Camp  on 
staff' of  Major-General  Alexander  S.  Webb,  U.  S.  Army. 

James  P.  Harper,  Private  67th  New  York  Volun- 
teers, June  21,  1 86 1.  Served  in  Virginia.  Mustered  out 
of  service,  July  11,  1S63. 

Albert  Kampman,  Private  ist  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, April  20,  1 861.  Private  46th  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, November  i,  1862.  Served  in  Virginia.  Wound- 
ed twice.  Taken  prisoner  at  Gettysburg,  and  confined  in 
Libby  Prison.  Exchanged,  and  re-enlisted  in  195th 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 

Thomas  W.  Rogers,  Orderly  Sergeant  ist  Delaware 
Volunteers.     Served  in  Virginia.     In  service  three  years. 

Charles  Erben,  Second  Lieutenant  i02d  New  York 
Volunteers,  February  11,  1S62.  First  Lieutenant,  Octo- 
ber 5,  1863.  Served  in  Virginia.  Wounded  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Antietam,  Md.     Resigned  February  2,  1S63. 

Thomas  H.  Silliman,  Private  48th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, August  31,  1 86 1.  Promoted  First  Lieutenant. 
Brevet  Captain,  April  2,  1865.  Served  in  Virginia. 
Taken  prisoner  at  Second  Bull  Run,  and  escaped.  Dan- 
gerously wounded  in  the  chest  by  a  minie  ball,  which  he 
still  carries  in  his  body.     In  service  five  years. 

Washington  Youngs,  Private  5th  New  York  Volun- 
teers (Duryea's  Zouaves).  Served  in  Virginia  In  ser- 
vice two  years. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  41 

Thomas  P.  Van  Buren,  Private  46th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.     Sei"ved  in  Virginia.     In  service  one  year. 

D.  Eugene  Bigler,  Private  15th  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry. Served  in  Maryland,  Kentucky  and  Tennessee. 
Captured  at  Stone  River,  Tenn.,  and  paroled.  Detached 
Aide-de-Camp  on  staff'  of  General  J.  B.  Fry.  In  service 
three  years. 

Bernardus  E.  Staats,  Jr.,  Private  California  regi- 
ment.    Not  required  to  leave  the  State. 

Reuben  Oehler,  Captain  176th  Ohio  Volunteers, 
August  15,  1862.  Captured  at  Chickasaw  Bluffs,  Decem- 
ber 28,  1862.  A  prisoner  at  Vicksburg  and  at  Jackson, 
Miss.     Released  at  New^  Orleans,  March  13,  1863. 

Harry  S.  Gilchrist,  Private  30th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  June  25,  1863. 

Thomas  M.  Gilchrist,  Private  3d  and  30th  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Militia,  1862  and  1863. 

D.  New^berry  Place,  Private  13th  New  York  State 
Militia,  1862,  1863. 

Jacob  B.  Fisher,  Private  22d  New  York  State  Mi- 
litia, June  18,  1863. 

George  Youngs,  Private  22d  New  York  State  Mi- 
litia. 

Lawrence  H.  Forman,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia,  September  12,  1862. 

Peter  Tonnele,  Private  9th  New  York  Volunteers. 


42  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Edward  J.  Regennas,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania  State 
]Militia,  September,  1S63. 

J.  Ai.rsERT  RoxDTHALER,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia. 

Class  of  1856. 
Edward  T.  Henry,  Private  I32d  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, August  17,  1862.  Sei-ved  in  Maryland  and  Vir- 
ginia. Discharged  on  account  of  illness,  January  8,  1863. 
Third  Assistant  Engineer  U.  S.  Navy,  April  19,  1864, 
on  duty  in  West  Gulf  Blockading  Squadron.  July  28, 
1865,  detached  from  steamer  J.  P.  Jackson,  and  ordered  to 
the  Penobscot.     Honorably  discharged,  October  20,1865. 

Marcus  Silver,  Private  91st  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 
Sei'ved  in  Virginia. 

Edward  M.  Knox,  Private  Sth  New  York  Volunteers, 
April  20  to  July  25,  1861.  Second  Lieutenant  battery  of 
artillery  (Irish  Brigade),  May  14,  1863.  Promoted  First 
Lieutenant.  Captain  14th  New  York  Lidependent 
Battery,  January  27,  1S64.  Served  in  Virginia.  Dan- 
gerously wounded  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  Resigned 
October  23,  1863,  on  account  of  his  wounds.  Has  thi'ee 
scars  and  three  commissions. 

George  Sellers,  Sergeant  6th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
April  2Q,  1 86 1.  Served  in  Virginia.  Honorably  dis- 
charged, September  6,  1864. 

Samuel  C.  Benners,  Private  15th  Pennsylvania  Cav- 
alry.    Served  in  Tennessee.     In  service  one  year. 

Thomas  M.  Weaver,  Quartermaster  Sergeant  51st 
Pennsylvania  State  Militia,  June  29,  1S63.     Private  215th 


NAZARETH  HALL.  43 

Pennsylvania  Volunteers.  Detached  Clerk  of  Military 
Examining  Board  at  Fort  Delaware.  Mustered  out  of 
service,  July  31,  1865. 

John  F.  Stadiger,  Private  153d  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, October  7,  1S63.  Served  in  Virginia.  Mustered 
out  with  his  regiment,  July  24,  1S63. 

Daniel  Corell  served  in  a  Western  regiment  at  the 
siege  of  Vicksburg. 

Frank  V.  Moss,  Private  2d  U.  S.  Artillery,  February 
21,  1865. 

William  W.  Yoke,  Private  ist  Pennsylvania  Volun-  « 
teers,  April  20,  1S61.     Second  Lieutenant  112th  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  September  26,  1S62. 

George  A.  Yoke,  Private  46th  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teei*s,  September  4,  1861.  Mustered  out  of  service,  De- 
cember 12,  1 86 1. 

John  Price  Wetherill,  Private  43d  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia,  July,  1863. 

Richard  M.  Shoemaker,  Jr.,  Private  8th  Pennsyl- 
vania State  Militia,  September,  1862.  Served  in  Mary- 
land. 

Harding  Williams,  Corporal  Starr's  Philadelphia 
Battery,  September,  1862. 

William  Trautwine,  Private  32d  Pennsylvania  State 
MiHtia,July,  1863. 

Haydn  H.  Tschudy,  Private  12th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September  16,  1S62. 
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44  NAZARETH  HALL. 

W.  Herman  T.  Frueauff,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania 
§tate  jSIilitia,  September,  1862. 

William  Youngs,  Private  33d  New  York  Regiment, 
July  13,  1S63. 

Samuel  W.  Caldwell,  Third  Sergeant  Independent 
New  Jersey  State  Militia. 

Abraham  W.  Thomas,  Private  iSth  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry,  August  16,  1863,  transferred  with  his  regiment 
to  the  Army  of  the  Tennessee,  December,  1863.  Par- 
ticipated in  the  battle  of  Chickamauga.  Captured  near 
New  Market,  Tenn.,  December  33,  1S63,  and  imprisoned 
successively  near  Morristown,  Tenn,,  in  Scott  Prison, 
Richmond,  on  Belle  Isle,  at  Andersonville,  Savannah, 
Millen,  Blackshear  Station  (seventy  miles  below  Savan- 
nah), Thomasville,  Ga.,  and  a  second  time  at  Anderson- 
ville, between  December  23,  1863,  and  March  iS,  1865. 
Paroled  near  Vicksburg,  April  33,  1S65.  Honorably  dis- 
charged at  Harrisburg,  June  ist,  1S65. 

Served  in  Maryland,  Virginia,  Tennessee,  Kentucky 
and  Alabama. 

From  Mr.  Thomas'  narrative  of  personal  experience  in 
Southern  prisons  and  pens,  your  Recorder  extracts  the 
following :  While  near  New  Market  we  were  all  dis- 
mounted and  resting,  when  the  picket  came  in  at  full 
speed,  reporting  that  the  rebels  were  coming  upon  us. 
Corporal  Lyons,  who  was  in  charge  of  the  advance,  gave 
the  order  to  mount  and  come  on,  and  in  a  moment  we 
were  on  the  road  through  the  woods  to  meet  the  foe.  As 
soon  as  their  advance  were  within  reach  of  our  car- 
bines, we  let  go  at  them,  and  as  they  turned  and  fled,  we 
drew  our  pistols  and  charged.  I  captured  one  fellow,  and 
was  running  him  to  the  rear,  when  I  was  met  by  one  of 


.    NAZARETH  HALL.  45 

our  advance,  who  could  not  keep  up  with  the  speed  of 
our  fresh  horses.  At  his  suggestion  I  foolishly  handed 
my  prize  over  to  him  for  disposal,  and  advanced  a  second 
time.  But  this  was  my  misfortune  ;  for  the  rebels  flanked 
me,  and  as  I  was  trying  to  make  my  escape,  in  turning 
through  the  trees,  I  was  knocked  off  my  horse,  and  so 
much  hurt  by  the  fall  that,  of  course,  I  was  captured. 
One  captain,  two  sergeants  and  six  privates  of  our  regi- 
ment shared  the  same  fate.  We  were  run  to  the  rear  at 
a  double  quick,  after  having  been  stripped  of  our  blank- 
ets and  of  our  coats  ;  and  when  in  the  hands  of  what  was 
called  a  provost  guard,  searched  from  head  to  foot,  and 
robbed  of  everything  we  had,  even  of  our  letters  and  pho- 
tographs of  dear  ones.  That  night  we  were  quartered  in 
an  old  log  cabin,  and  given  some  half  dozen  white  pota- 
toes and  a  pinch  of  salt.  Borrowing  a  kettle,  we  boiled 
and  eat  half  of  the  allowance,  keeping  the  rest  for  next 
day's  breakfast.  But  when  we  came  to  look  for  them  in 
the  morning,  they  were  nearly  all  gone,  the  rebels  having 
eaten  them  themselves.  It  was  Christmas  day  of  1S63, 
and  I  hundreds  of  miles  from  home,  and  in  the  hands  of 
a  set  of  thieves.  Yet  I  looked  for  an  early  exchange, 
and  then  I  would  have  another  chance  at  them,  and  this 
kept  me  in  good  spirits.  But  this  chance  was  never  to 
come.  We  were  now  marched  to  Morristown,  and  after 
our  number  had  increased  by  accessions  to  fifty,  to  Rus- 
selville,  and  reported  to  General  Longstreet.  He  ordered 
us  part  of  the  way  back  to  Morristown,  where  we  were 
quartered  in  an  old  coal-shed,  or  blacksmith  shop,  built 
of  rails.  This  might  have  been  passably  agreeable  for  a 
summer  residence  ;  but  it  was  about  New  Year,  and  the 
rails  were  so  far  apart  as  to  allow  of  running  one's  foot 
between  them,  and  the  snow  blew  all  over  us.  Fifty-two 
of  us  were  crowded  into  this  pen,  which  was  eleven  feet 


4^  NAZARETH  HALL. 

and  four  inches  by  fifteen  feet,  with  a  South  Carolinian 
ordered  on  each  side,  each  with  a  bayonet  and  a  loaded 
musket  on  his  shoulder.  General  Longstreet  would  pass 
by  almost  daily,  and  refused  us  permission  to  collect  wood 
enough  to  keep  ourselves  warm.  We  were  also  kept  on 
a  short  allowance  of  water ;  for  a  canteen  full  of  which 
some  of  our  men,  who  had  been  lucky  enough  to  hide 
their  money,  would  pay  a  dollar  greenback.  Our  rations 
were  one  quart  of  grits,  or  very  coarse  flour,  and  the 
shin  and  shoulder-bones  of  beef,  which  the  rebels  had 
previously  stripped  of  the  meat  for  their  own  consump- 
tion. Here  we  remained  for  two  weeks,  and  were  then 
started  on  the  march  for  Bristol  and  the  Virginia  and 
Tennessee  line,  a  distance  of  ninety-four  miles.  Just  be- 
fore taking  the  cars  at  this  place  for  Richmond,  I  pur- 
chased a  blanket  from  one  of  the  citizens,  and  sharing 
the  treasure  with  Sergeant  W.  B.  Chase,  who  had  been 
captured  with  me,  under  it  tve  became  very  tvann 
friends  ! 

On  the  4th  of  March,  1864,  we  left  Richmond  for  the 
South.  On  the  way  from  our  prison  to  the  cars  we  were 
guarded  by  a  lot  of  young  boys,  with  red  caps,  sons  of 
the  aristocracy  of  Richmond,  who  displayed  their  chiv- 
alry by  poking  their  bayonets  into  us  (accompanying  the 
action  with  an  oath  large  enough  to  choke  them)  when- 
ever we  happened  to  be  a  few  inches  out  of  line.  These 
fellows  were  our  escort  as  far  as  Gaston,  where  w'e  fell 
into  the  hands  of  the  24th  North  Carolina  Regiment,  a 
pretty  clever  set.  At  Branchville  w^e  changed  cars  and 
guards.  The  ofiicer  in  command  packed  about  a  hun- 
dred men  and  six  guards  into  each  box-car,  which  had 
no  windows  or  means  of  ventilation  excepting  the  side 
doors,  which  were  closed  all  to  about  six  inches,  for  fear 
of  our  jumping  out.     The  captain  had  us  all  lie  down, 


NAZARETH  HALL.  47 

and  gave  his  men  orders  to  shoot  any  one  who  would 
raise  his  head  without  first  asking  permission.  We  ar- 
rived at  Andersonville  on  the  loth,  about  midnight,  in  a 
heavy  rain.  Like  so  many  head  of  cattle  they  drove  us 
into  the  stockade,  and  in  the  pitchy  darkness  we  laid  our- 
selves down  to  rest  where  best  we  could.  Next  morning, 
Captain  Wirz  came  in,  and  gave  orders  about  our  rations  ; 
told  us  to  make  ourselves  comfortable  for  a  few  days 
where  we  were,  as  he  intended  to  build  barracks  for  us. 
This  was  all  sham.  Prisoners  continued  to  come  in  every 
day,  until  upward  of  twenty  thousand  were  quartered 
within  the  thirteen-acre  enclosure.  A  new  stockade  near 
by  was  now  in  course  of  erection,  but  before  it  was  com- 
pleted the  number  had  increased  to  thirty-five  thousand. 
Some  time  in  June  they  opened  the  new  stockade.  On 
the  2d  of  July  part  of  the  old  one  gave  way.  Captain 
Wirz,  when  he  saw  the  timbers  falling,  was  very  much 
excited,  signaled  the  citizens  by  two  shots,  ordered  the 
guards  out,  and  had  them  in  line  all  that  afternoon  and 
night,  while  negroes  were  at  work  repairing  the  damages. 
Our  rations  consisted  of  about  half  a  pint  of  coarse  corn- 
meal  and  two  ounces  of  bacon. 

We  left  Andersonville  on  the  8th  of  September,  and 
arrived  at  Savannah  next  day.  Our  rations  here  were 
somewhat  better,  for  we  received  a  cup  of  meal,  a  cup  of 
rice  and  a  pretty  good-sized  piece  of  meat.  In  the  even- 
ing of  the  1 2th  of  October  we  reached  Millen.  Our 
daily  allowance  in  this  home  of  starvation  was  one  gill 
of  cornmeal,  one  gill  of  rice  and  about  an  ounce  of  bacon. 
This  was  the  only  place  where,  in  my  experience,  the 
sick  were  entirely  neglected.  Suffering  from  diarrhoea 
since  March,  I  was  so  prostrated  that  I  could  neither 
walk  nor  help  myself  in  the  least.  I  was  truly  in  a 
pitiful    condition ;    and    had  it  not  been   for   the  kind- 


48  NAZARETH  HALL. 

ness  of  my  two  friends,  Adam  Drinkhouse  and  John 
Meredock,  I  suppose  I  would  have  been  numbered  with 
the  dead. 

We  left  Millen  on  the  21st  of  November,  passed  by  the 
outskirts  of  Savannah,  and  were  landed  from  the  cars 
about  seventy  miles  below  the  city,  at  a  place  called 
Blackshear's  Station.  Here  we  were  treated  kindly,  and 
remained  for  nearly  two  weeks  in  a  pine  forest,  with  but  a 
chain  guard  around  us.  On  the  6th  of  December  we 
were  transported  to  Thomasville,  at  the  terminus  of  the 
South-western  Railroad,  and  near  the  Florida  line.  On 
the  iSth  of  December  we  were  marched  away  some  fifty 
miles,  the  greater  part  of  the  men  barefoot.  We  now 
first  learned  the  reason  of  these  many  moves.  Our  cav- 
alry were  on  the  track,  had  cut  the  railroad  at  several 
places,  and  when  we  left  Millen  were  only  six  hours  b6- 
hind.  On  this  fatiguing  march  we  had  a  brutal  set  of 
guards.  On  leaving  the  pine  forest,  they  fired  the  huts 
we  had  built,  while  one  of  their  number  on  horseback 
scoured  the  camp  with  a  pack  of  hounds  to  hunt  up  any 
Yankees  that  might  have  been  concealed  under  the  leaves 
and  brush.  The  consequence  of  this  needless  cruelty  was 
the  burning  to  death  of  some  of  the  feeble  and  helpless 
sick.  On  the  march  the  guards  were  strung  alongside 
of  us,  about  two  paces  apart,  and  artillery  was  in  the 
rear  of  both  columns.  A  major,  Burk  by  name,  who  ap- 
peared to  be  in  command,  ordered  his  men,  in  case  there 
should  be  any  attempt  on  our  part  to  overpower  them, 
that  they  should  file  to  the  right  and  left,  so  that  the  artil- 
lery might  make  a  clean  sweep.  On  arriving  at  a  creek, 
or  a  swamp,  Burk  would  place  guards  on  the  foot-log, 
and  seated  on  his  horse,  with  pistol  in  hand,  threaten  to 
shoot  any  man  who  would  attempt  to  cross  by  the  log, 
compelling  us  to  walk  through    mud  and  water  waist- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  49 

deep.  On  the  24th  of  December  we  reached  a  place 
called  Albany,  and  on  the  next  day  Andersonville,  a 
second  time.  Here  we  found  things  looking  badly ;  the 
ground  within  the  stockade  had  been  ploughed,  nearly  all 
the  wells  we  had  dug  in  the  previous  summer  had  been 
filled  up,  and  there  was  not  a  piece  of  wood  to  be  found 
convertible  into  a  tent-pole.  The  tent  we  wei^e  fortunate 
enough  to  own,  and  which  could  accommodate  eight 
men,  was  made  of  meal  sacks,  which  we  had  stolen  or 
captured  hovo.  the  rebel  quartermaster  during  our  stay  at 
Thomasville  and  Blackshear  Station.  The  guards  were 
not  as  cruel  as  they  had  been  during  our  first  imprison- 
ment, for  then  they  would  shoot  down  whoever  happened 
to  get  near  the  dead  line.  Now  they  even  opened  trade  ; 
and  in  the  night  you  might  often  see  a  score  of  men 
walking  around  the  line  with  a  bag  buying  up  meal,  peas 
and  grubbers  (peanuts).  It  was  customary  for  the  mer- 
chants above  to  throw  down  a  sample  of  their  goods,  and 
for  their  customers  to  throw  up  a  sack  containing  the 
money  for  the  desired  wares ;  prepayment  being  indis- 
pensable. Some  of  the  fellows — or  I  should  rather  say 
felons — however,  would  keep  the  sack  and  the  money  too, 
giving  us  nothing  in  exchange  but  an  order  to  clear  the 
line  under  penalty  of  being  shot.  So  we  worked  the 
game  upon  them  by  making  counterfeit  money  from  writ- 
ing paper,  which  we  would  pass  at  night.  At  last  on  the 
25th  of  March,  1865,  we  left  Andersonville  for  exchange, 
not,  however,  without  having  first  been  made  the  victims 
of  unfeeling  avarice,  the  Rebs  asking  us  fifty  dollars  for 
a  chance  to  be  enrolled  on  the  first  list  for  exchange.  As 
there  were  but  few  of  us  who  could  pay  this  sum,  they 
gradually  lowered  the  demand,  until  finally  the  pris- 
oner who  would  give  them  the  brass  buttons  from  his 
coat  would   be   released   before    his  neighbor  who  had 


50  NAZARETH  HALL. 

none  to  give.  A  friend  of  mine,  who  had  money  sewed 
up  in  his  clothing,  bought  four  of  us  out  for  fifteen  dol- 
lars. 

Class  of  1857. 
J.  Arthur  Benade,  Private  128th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, July  28,  1S62.     Served  in  Maryland  and  Virginia. 
Mustered  out  with  his  I'egiment,  May  19,  1863. 

P.  Henry  Benade,  Private  I92d  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, July  12,  1864.  Served  in  Maryland  and  Vir- 
ginia.    Mustered  out  with  his  regiment,  August  24,  1865. 

Bowman  H.  McCalla,  Midshipman  U.  S.  Navy,  No- 
vember 30,  1861.  Served  on  board  Frigate  Susquehan- 
nah  sent  in  pursuit  of  the  "  Stonewall."  Still  in  the  ser- 
vice. 

Samuel  R.  Colladay,  Private  19th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  April  27,  1S61.  Corporal  6th  Pennsylvania 
Cavalry,  August  29,  1861.  Second  Lieutenant,  June 
30,  1863.  First  Lieutenant,  November  i,  1863.  Cap- 
tain, March  20,  1865.  Captured  at  Brandy  Station, 
Va.,June3,  1863.  Confined  in  Libby  Prison  over  nine 
months.  Rejoined  his  regiment,  April  i,  1864,  but  was 
so  debilitated,  in  consequence  of  his  sufferings  while 
a  prisoner,  that  he  was  unable  to  endure  the  rigors  of 
service,  and  compelled  to  resign,  June,  1864.  Re-entered 
the  service  January  i,  1865.  Served  in  Virginia,  Ken- 
tucky and  Tennessee.     Mustered  out  August  7,  1865. 

Theodore  Berrien,  Corporal  22d  New  York  Volun- 
teers, June  28,  1863.  Hospital  Steward  io2d  New  York 
(National  Guards)  Regiment,  August  i,  1864.  Private 
56th   New   York   Volunteers,  April   i,  1865.     Detailed 


NAZARETH  HALL.  5 1 

Chief  Order  Clerk  to  General    Gilmore  at  Charleston, 
S.  C.     Mustered  out  November  22d,  1865. 

Albert  Drinkhouse,  Private  129th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  August  14,  1862.  Mustered  out  with  his 
regiment,  May  18,  1S63. 

Frederic  Barret,  Hospital  Steward  S4th  Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers,  1S61.  Served  in  Virginia.  Honor- 
ably discharged  on  account  of  wounds,  December,  1862. 

Chambers  C.  Davis,  Private  19th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September  15,  1862, 

Henry  Bain,  Color  Sergeant  Pennsylvania  Gray  Re- 
serve Regiment,  September,  1862. 

George  L.  Simonson,  Private  Starr's  Philadelphia 
Battery,  July,  1863. 

Walter  L.  Moss,  Commissary  Sergeant  176th  New 
York  Volunteers,  February  28,  1865. 

Jacob  A.  Moss,  Bugler  5th  Pennsylvania  Cavalry, 
July  I,  1861.  Entered  the  U.  S.  Navy,  June,  1863,  and 
afterward  transferred  to  the  Regular  Army. 

A  correspondent  writes:  "Jacob  was  always  in  hot 
water,  but  displayed  great  bravery  in  more  than  one  en- 
gagement. In  one  skirmish  he  succeeded  in  running 
down  a  'Johnny  Reb,'  bringing  him  back  to  camp  with 
all  his  accoutrements.  In  April,  1865,  he  shipped  from 
New  Bedford  in  a  whaler,  and  died  from  cruel  treatment 
off  the  coast  of  Greenland  in  the  autumn  of  the  same 
year." 

Class  of  1S5S. 
William  A.  Duer,  Acting  Ensign  U.  S.  Navy,  North 


52  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Atlantic  Squadron,  July  24,  1S63.  Served  on  board  the 
iron-clad  "  New  Ironsides"  in  the  attack  on  Fort  Fisher, 
N.  C.     Still  in  the  service. 

Ephraim  H.  Mack,  Private  nth  New  Jersey  Volun- 
teers.    Served  in  Virginia.     In  the  service  ten  months. 

Peter  Snyder,  Private  196th  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, July,  1S64.  Private  2d  Pennsylvania  Cavalry,  Janu- 
ary, 1S65.     ^Mustered  out  of  service,  August,  1865. 

John  H.  Senseman,  Corporal  195th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers.     Served  in  Virginia. 

Charles  D.  Bishop,  Private  26th  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, June  17,  1863.  Captui'ed  near  Gettysburg,  Pa., 
and  paroled.  General  Bushrod  W.Johnson  ordering  the 
prisoners'  shoes  and  boots  from  their  feet,  he  was  com- 
pelled to  walk  barefoot  to  Carlisle,  Pa. 

Joseph  A.  Loutey,  Private  ist  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September,  1S62. 

William  Stiles,  Jr.,  Private  14th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September,  1862. 

P.  ISI.  Lafourcade,  Private  Pennsylvania  Gray  Re- 
serve Regiment,  July,  1S63. 

George  C.  Lewis,  Private  3d  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September  12,  1862.  Private  30th  Pennsylvania 
State  Militia,  June  16,  1S63. 

Class  of  1S59. 
Joseph  W.  Longmire,  Private  31st  Pennsylvania  Vol- 
unteers, June  15,  1861.     Second  Lieutenant  2d  Pennsyl- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  53 

vania  Heavy  Artillery.  Captain  17th  U.  S.  (Colored) 
Infantry.  Wounded  at  battles  of  Cold  Harbor  and 
Chancellorsville,  Va.     Served  in  Virginia. 

Benjamin  P.  Whitney,  Private  27th  Pennsylvania 
Volunteers,  June  19,  1S63. 

Theodor  C.  Engel,  Private  73d  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, April  12, 1862. 

Joseph  Kampman,  Private  195th  Pennsylvania  Volun- 
teers, February  14,  1865.  Mustered  out  of  service,  Janu- 
ary 31,  1S66. 

David  F.  Rank,  Private  26th  Pennsylvania  State  Mi- 
litia, July,  1863. 

Elias  W.  E.  Whyte,  Private  nth  U.  S.  Infantry, 
February  15,  1865.  Mustered  out  of  service,  November, 
1866. 

Class  of  i860. 

Harry  Setley,  Private  Independent  New  Jersey  regi- 
ment. 

Adolphus  p.  Stone,  Private  New^  York  Volunteers. 

Class  of  iS5i. 
Samuel  H.  Love,  attached  to  Marine  Guard  U.  S. 
steamer  Pensacola.     Stationed  at  Mare  Island,  California, 
March,  1865. 

James  G.  Prince. 

Class  of  1862. 
Thomas  H.  B.   Hull,  Private  15th  Regiment  U.  S. 


54  NAZARETH  HALL. 

Army,  February  i,  1865.  Transferred  to  24th  Regiment. 
Detached  as  Clerk  of  Provost  Marshal's  General  Office 
at  Mobile,  Ala.  Sei-ved  in  Mississippi,  Georgia  and  Ala- 
bama. Honorably  discharged,  February  i,  1S6S.  Fif- 
teen years  of  age  when  he  enlisted. 

William  C.  M.  Staats,  Clerk  4th  Regiment  U.  S. 
Light  Artillery.  Sei'ved  in  Tenhessee.  In  sei'vice  the 
last  year  of  the  war. 

Class  of  1863. 
Henry  A.  Lee,  Private  103d  Pennsylvania  Volunteers. 

Class  of  1864. 
Francis  W.  Knauss,  Private  5th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  September  12,  1S62. 

Lewis  P.  Clewell,  Private  34th  Pennsylvania  State 
Militia,  June,  July,  August,  1863. 


THE     MILITARY     RECORD 


ALUMNI 

WHO    WERE    ENROLLED    IN    THE    SERVICE    AGAINST 
THE  UNITED  STATES. 


MILITARY  RECORD. 


ROLL  OF  ALUMNI  WHO  SERVED  AGAINST  THE  U.  S., 
AND  FELL  IN  BATTLE,  OR  DIED  OF  DISEASE  CON- 
TRACTED IN  THE   SERVICE. 


Class  of  1S37. 

James  McQueen  McIntosh,  son  of  Colonel  James 
S.  Mcintosh,  U.  S.  A.,  who  fell  in  the  battle  of  Molino 
del  Rey,  Mexico,  September  8,  1S47.  "^^^^  subject  of 
this  brief  memoir  was  graduated  at  West  Point,  July  i, 
1849.  Resigned  his  position  as  Captain  ist  U.  S.  Cav- 
alry, May  7,  1S61.  Joined  the  service  against  the  United 
States,  in  which  he  was  appointed  Brigadier-General,  and 
lost  his  life  in  the  batde  of  Pea  Ridge,  Ark.,  March  7, 
1862. 

The  following  account  is  from  the  pen  of  an  eye-wit- 
ness :  "  About  ten  in  the  morning  came  the  news  of  the 
charge  made  by  the  Mounted  Texan  Rangers,  under 
Generals  Ben  McCulloch  and  Mcintosh,  upon  the  United 
States  batteries.  The  carnage  had  been  fearful,  and  an 
officer  of  distinction  was  reported  killed  ;  no  one  conjec- 
tured who  it  could  be.  This  was  unexpected  and  start- 
ling.    Matters  began  to  wear  a  serious  aspect ;  and  just 

57 


58  NAZARETH  HALL. 

after  nightfall,  hearing  a  wagon  from  the  direction  of 
the  battle-ground  passing  my  door,  I  went  out  to  make 
some  inquiries,  and  found  that  it  contained  the  body  of 
General  Mcintosh,  who  fell  nearly  at  the  same  time  with 
McCulloch. 

"  The  body  was  taken  into  the  house  of  an  acquaint- 
ance of  mine.  I  entered,  and  there  he  lay,  cold  and 
stark,  just  as  he  was  taken  from  the  spot  where  he  fell,  a 
military  overcoat  covering  his  person,  and  the  dead  forest 
leaves  still  clinging  to  it.  His  wound  had  not  been  ex- 
amined ;  I  aided  in  opening  his  vest  and  under-garments, 
and  soon  found  that  the  ball  had  passed  through  his  body, 
if  not  through  the  heart.  Some  officers  of  the  3d  Lou- 
isiana— some  of  them  wounded — came  with  the  body. 
Their  regiment,  the  best  in  Van  Dorn's  army,  had  suf- 
fered severely.  After  the  fall  of  McCulloch  and  Mcin- 
tosh, and  the  capture  of  Colonel  Hebert,  there  was  no 
one  to  take  command  of  that  portion  of  the  army,  to 
which  circumstance  the  loss  of  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge  is 

attributed." 

Class  of  1842. 

James  G.  S.  Boyd,  Lieutenant  of  the  Buckingham 
Lee  Guard,  20th  Regiment  Virginia  Volunteers.  Killed 
at  the  battle  of  Rich  Mountain,  Va.,  July  11,  1861. 

At  a  session  of  the  court  held  for  Buckingham  county, 
Va.,  November  11,  1861,  "it  is  ordered  that  the  follow- 
ing, resolutions  be  entered  on  record  : 

"  Resolved^  That  the  members  of  this  Bar  deplore  the 
tragical  and  untimely  end  of  our  late  friend  and  associate, 
J.  G.  S.  Boyd  ;  and  that  it  affords  us  melancholy  pleas- 
ure to  declare  our  high  appreciation  of  his  fine  talent, 
his  chivalrous  bearing,  and  the  many  noble  and  generous 
qualities  that  adorned  his  character. 

"  Resolved.,  That  the  dauntless  courage  and  self-sacri- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  59 

ficing  heroism  displayed  by  Lieutenant  Boyd  on  the  fatal 
field  at  '  Rich  Mountain'  were  worthy  of  the  best  days 
of  chivalry,  were  honorable  alike  to  himself  and  to  the 
country  that  sent  him  forth  to  do  battle  against  the  in- 
vaders of  our  native  soil,  and  that  his  services  on  that 
occasion  should  ever  be  held  in  grateful  remembrance  by 
his  countrymen. 

*"  Resolved.,  That  we  tender  to  the  family  of  Lieutenant 
Boyd  the  assurance  of  our  sympathy,  and  that  the  Clerk 
of  this  Court  be  instructed  to  forward  a  copy  of  these 
proceedings  to  the  Richmond  and  Lynchburg  papers  for 
publication." 

Class  of  1843. 

Charles  J.  Clauder,  Private  33d  North  Carolina 
Volunteers,  July  14,  1862.  Killed  at  the  battle  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, Va.,  December  ii,  1S62.  His  body  has  never 
been  recovered  by  his  relatives. 

Class  of  1847. 
Thomas  Leroy  Napier  was  graduated  at  West 
Point,  1858.  Resigned  April  21,  1861,  and  entered  the 
service  against  the  United  States.  June,  1861,  ap- 
pointed First  Lieutenant  with  the  provisional  rank  of 
Lieutenant-Colonel.  October,  1863,  commanded  three 
battei-ies  of  Light  Artillery  at  Mobile,  Ala.  Commanded 
7th  Georgia  Battalion  at  Chickamauga,  where  he  was 
wounded.  Contracted  disease  from  exposure,  and  died 
September  5,  1867.     A  gallant  officer. 

Class  of  1858. 
William  Augustus  Conrad,  Private  21st  North  Ca- 
rolina Volunteers,  June  i,  1861.     Died  of  typhoid  fever 
in  hospital  at  Richmond,  Va.,  January  12,  1862.     His 

27* 


6o  NAZARETH  HALL. 

remains  were  conveyed  to  his  home,  and  buried  in  the 
Moravian  burial-ground  at  Bethania,  N.  C. 


ROLL  OF  ALUMNI  WHO    SERVED   AGAINST    THE   U.  S. 

Class  of  1821. 
William  Schnierle,  General    South  Carolina  State 
Militia.     Resides  in  Charleston. 

Class  of  1826. 

Stephen  R.  Mallory,  Ex-U.  S.  Senator  from  Florida. 
March  23,  1862,  confirmed  as  Secretary  of  the  Navy  in 
Jefierson  Davis'  Cabinet.  April,  1865,  arrested  with 
Alexander  H.  Stephens  by  General  Upton's  command, 
and  confined  at  Fort  Lafayette,  in  accordance  with  in- 
structions of  W.  H.  Seward,  Secretary  of  State. 

Class  of  1834. 
Albert  Stein,  General  in  the  army.     Particulars  un- 
known. 

Class  of  1827. 

Francis    L.  Fries,  engaged   in   the  manufacture   of 

clothing  for  the  army  at  Salem,  N.  C.  His  factory  was 

completely    sacked    by    the    populace  during    General 
Palmer's  advance  in  1865.     Deceased. 

Class  of  1836. 
Benjamin  F.  Scull,  Private  Jefierson  Guards,  1st 
Arkansas  Volunteers,  April  27,  1861.  Appointed  Major 
and  Surgeon  of  Cleburn's  regiment,  February  15,  1S62, 
in  which  capacity  he  served  until  ordered  to  the  west  side 
of  the  Mississippi  by  the  War  Department  to  superin- 
tend "  supplies  in  the  District  of  Arkansas."  Paroled  at 
Little  Rock,  Ark.,  June  15,  1865.     Died  in  1869. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  6l 

Theodore  F.  Keehln,  a  member  of  the  Forsythe 
Co.  (North  Carolina)  Medical  Board. 

Class  of  1840. 
David  H.  Van  Buren,  Special  Messenger  of  the  War 
Depai'tment  at  Richmond. 

Class  of  1842. 

Charles  E.  Shober,  Captain  2d  North  Carolina  Bat- 
talion, March,  1862.  Lieutenant-Colonel,  October  i, 
1862.  Resigned  on  account  of  ill  health.  May,  1863. 
Entered  the  service  again  as  Colonel  6th  North  Carolina 
Reserves,  October,  1864.  Compelled  a  second  time  by 
failing  health  to  resign,  February,  1865. 

Theodore  F.  Wolle,  drafted  to  serve  in  North  Caro- 
lina State  Militia,  October  18,  1864.  Released  two  days 
afterward,  through  the  efforts  of  influential  friends,  by 
order  of  Governor  Z.  B.  Vance,  and  appointed  Professor 
of  Music  in  the  State  Institution  for  Deaf  and  Dumb. 

Class  of  1847. 

Nathan  Munro  Napier,  Captain  4th  Georgia  Cav- 
alry. While  commanding  an  outpost  in  Kentucky  was 
severely  wounded  by  a  musket  ball,  which  entered  the 
left  side  of  the  nose,  tearing  away  the  right  eye  and  part 
of  the  cheek-bone.     Taken  prisoner. 

Edwin  I.  Eldridge,  Surgeon  i6th  Georgia  Volun- 
teers, June,  1861.  Brigade  Surgeon  Cobb's  Georgia  Le- 
gion, September,  1862.  Assigned  to  General  Howell 
Cobb's  staff,  and  Chief  Surgeon  Department  of  Georgia 
and  Tennessee  until  the  surrender. 

Class  of  1849. 
Augustus  F.  Pfohl,  Hospital  Steward  33d  North  Ca- 


6z  NAZARETH  HALL. 

rolina  Volunteers,  July  ii,  1S62.     Detached  to  Forsythe 
County  Medical  Department,  November  4,  1862. 

Class  of  1S50. 
Robert  Spearing,  ist  Lieutenant  Louisiana  Artillery. 
Captured  at  Gettysburg,  July  3,  1S63. 

Class  of  1852. 
Frederick  Gosevisch,  Private  Platte  Cavalry  Rangers, 
and  ti-ansferred  to  Arkansas  Artillery,  General  Hardee's 
division.  Wounded  at  Shiloh.  On  General  Beaure- 
gard's evacuating  Corinth,  he  assisted  in  holding  the  bridge 
at  Tuscumbia  Creek  for  ten  hours,  protecting  his  rear. 
November,  1S63,  comjDelled  to  leave  the  army  in  conse- 
quence of  a  difficulty  with  his  captain.  He  writes  :  "  In 
1863  I  joined  the  United  States  Army,  although  for  the 
same  cause  under  different  colors.  Enlisted  in  5 2d  Ken- 
tucky Mounted  Infantr}^,  and  became  First  Sergeant. 
Being  generally  garrisoned  in  companies  at  country 
towns  throughout  Kentucky,  and  being  fortunate  enough 
to  have  raw  officers  over  me,  I  found  many  opportunities 
of  favoring  the  adherents  of  the  lost  cause  secretly." 
December  23,  1864,  was  captured  at  Hartford,  Ky.  (to- 
gether with  the  company),  by  General  Lyon,  but  was 
paroled,  and  in  1865  mustered  out  of  service. 

Class  of  1853. 
Elam  W.  Witmer,  impressed   into    a  cavalry  com- 
pany while  residing  in  Texas.     After  serving  a  short  time 
succeeded  in  escaping,  and  reached  his  home  at  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 

Class  of  1854. 
Charles  W.   Seidel,  Private  15th   Georgia  Volua- 


NAZARETH  HALL.  63 

teers,  July  10,  1S61.  Elected  Captain  July  2,  1863. 
Wounded  at  Garnett's  Farm,  near  Richmond,  Va.  Taken 
prisoner  at  Gettysburg,  July  3,  1863,  and  sent  to  Fort 
Delaware.  Remained  there  until  exchanged,  March  8, 
1865. 

Class  of  1S56. 

Frank  Raborg,  Private  Platte  Cavalry  Rangers,  Gene- 
ral JefF  Thompson's  army.  Served  in  the  swamps  of 
South-east  Missouri. 

Class  of  1858. 

Henry  T.  Bahnson,  Hospital  Steward  2d  North  Ca- 
rolina Battalion,  January  i,  1863.  Taken  prisoner  at 
Gettysburg,  confined  in  Baltimore  City  Jail  for  three 
weeks,  and  then  transferred  to  Fort  Delaware.  Ex- 
changed December  24,  1863.  Re-entered  the  sei-vice, 
January,  1864.  Transferred  to  ist  North  Carolina  Sharp- 
shooters. Surrendered  with  General  Lee  at  Appomattox 
Court-house,  May  9,  1865. 

Nathaniel  S.  Siewers,  a  member  of  ist  Battalion 
North  Carolina  Regimental  Band  ;  enlisted.  November, 
1863.     Mustered  out.  May,  1865. 

Abraham  G.  Jones,  Private  5th  North  Carolina  Cav- 
alry, September  21,  1S62.  Captured  near  Newbern, 
N.  C,  and  wounded  afterward  in  the  neck  by  a  pistol 
ball  at  Dinwiddle  Court-house.  Served  until  General 
Lee's  surrender. 

James  J.  B.Jones,  Private  ist  Battalion  North  Carolina 
Sharpshooters,  March  29,  1864.  Served  until  the  sur- 
render. 

Nathan  C.  Munro,  Captain  under  special  orders 
of   the    War    Department,   July,    1862.     Wounded    at 


64  NAZARETH  HALL. 

battles  of  Decatur,  Ala.,  and  Franklin,  Tenn.  Taken 
prisoner,  and  confined  for  several  months  at  Elmira, 
N.  Y.  Exchanged  and  re-enlisted.  April,  1865,  sur- 
rendered with  General  Joseph  E.  Johnson's  army. 

Class  of  i860. 

Charles  B.  Pfohl,  Second  Lieutenant  4th  Battalion 
North  Carolina  Junior  Reserves,  May  23,  1S64.  Cap- 
tured at  Fort  Fisher,  and  a  prisoner  of  war  at  Fort  Dela- 
ware, from  December  24,  1864,  to  June  19,  1S65. 


RECAPITULATION. 


Number  of  pupils  who  served  in  the  U.  S.  Army  and  Navy.  206 

"  killed  or  died  of  disease 27 

"  missing i 

234 

Table  of  Rank  of  Pupils  Attained  in  the  Army. 

General 5 

Colonel 2 

Lieutenant-Colonel 4 

Major 6 

Adjutant 5 

Brigade  and  Regimental  Quartermaster 3 

Surgeon 6 

Captain 22 

First  Lieutenant 13 

Second  Lieutenant 8 

Sergeant 15 

Corporal 8 

Chaplain I 

Judge  Advocate i 

Table  of  Rank  of  Pupils  Attained  in  the  Navy. 

Fleet  Engineer,  ranking  with  Commander i 

Captain 2 

Third  Assistant  Engineer 2 

Surgeon i 

Acting  Ensign,  Midshipman  and  Captain's  Clerk 4 

Prisoners  captured  and  confined  in  Libby  and  other 
Prisons 16 

Number  who  served  against  the  U.  S 23 

"       killed  or  died  of  disease 5 

—  28 
General 3 

Colonel I 

Lieutenant-Colonel i 

Major I 

Brigade  Surgeon i 

Captain 3 

Lieutenant 3 

Prisoners  captured  and  confined  in  U.  S.  Forts,  etc. .     9 

Total 262 

65 


THE 

CONTRIBUTORS 

TO    THE 

MEMORIAL  FUND. 


CLASS. 

1799— John  Beck Litiz,  Pa. 

1809— Edmund  G.  Dutilh Philadelphia. 

1812 — The  representatives  of  Henry  J.  Boiler, 

deceased " 

1814 — Edmund  Draper " 

Henry  Smith Burlington,  N.  J. 

Ernest  F.  Bleck Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1815— Elihu  L.  Mix New  York. 

1816 — Theodore  R.  Sitgreaves Easton,  Pa. 

John  C.  Jacobson Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1817 — The  representatives  of  William  H,  Jor- 
dan, deceased Philadelphia. 

Edward  Minturn New  York. 

Henry  A.  Shultz Nazareth,  Pa. 

1819 — Eugene  A.  Frueauff. Litiz,  Pa- 

1820 — Henry  I.  Schmidt New  York. 

1821 — James  Henry. Bolton,  Pa. 

1822 — Andrew  A.  Humphreys Washington,  D.  C. 

Sidney  A.  Clewell Philadelphia. 

Thomas  J.  Albright St.  Louis,  Mo. 

The  representatives  of  Edward  Jordan, 

deceased Philadelphia. 

1823 — Joseph  H.  Hildeburn " 

28  67 


68  NAZARETH  HALL. 

CLASS. 

Seth  W.  Paine Troy,  Pa. 

1S25— Robert  Draper Philadelphia. 

Joseph  J.  Albright Scranton,  Pa. 

Abraham  Bininger New  York. 

Arthur  Gillender " 

1826— John  Baker " 

Levin  A.  Miksch Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1827— Captain  William  Man Philadelphia. 

Francis  Jordan " 

Edward  O.  Smith 

1828— John  F.  Kohler 

George  Shober " 

Thomas  Sparks " 

John  B.  Dash New  York. 

Aquilla  E.  Albright Scranton,  Pa. 

Maurice  C.  Jones Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1S29 — William  J.  Albert Baltimore. 

Lewis  F,  Kampman Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Francis  F.  Hagen Staten  Island,  N.  Y. 

1830 — Reuben  A.  Henry Scranton,  Pa. 

ISIanuel  T.  Bolmer Yonkers,  N.  Y. 

Nehemiah  D.  Smith New  York. 

Thomas  J.  Scott Philadelphia. 

1831 — Sidney  J.  Solms " 

Lazarus  D.  Shoemaker Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Nathaniel  S.  Wolle Litiz,  Pa. 

Andrew  G.  Bininger New  York. 

1832— William  Meyer " 

James  Lee,  Jr Boston. 

Thomas  Brodrick Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Henry  J.  Van  Vleck Bethlehem,  Pa. 

George  A.  Kohler Philadelphia. 

Charles  Lafourcade " 

Robert  C.  Davis " 

Benjamin  F.  Garvin " 

1833 — George  M.  Wagner " 

Paul  M.  Wagner " 

Philip  A.  Cregar " 

John  C.  Philip Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Charles  E.  Smith Kalamazoo,  Mich. 


NAZARETH  HALL.  69 

CLASS. 

Samuel  Colgate New  York. 

H.J.Brooks 

Giles  B.  Overton Towanda,  Pa. 

1834— William  C.  Reichel Bethlehem. 

Edmund  de  Schweinitz " 

1835 — William  Higgins New  York. 

Edward  S.  Hall Philadelphia. 

A.   H.  Van  Vleck,  in   memory  of  Ar- 
thur L.  Van  Vleck Litiz,  Pa. 

Matthias  T.  Huebner " 

Samuel  C.  Wolle Hokendauqua,  Pa. 

1836— Nathaniel  Michler Washington,  D.  C. 

James  S.  Keen Philadelphia. 

Frederic  G.  Riter " 

Calvin  G.  Beitel Easton,  Pa. 

1837— John  Baillie  Mcintosh Washington,  D.  C. 

James  McNair Pit  Hole  City,  Pa. 

Eugene  T.  Henry Oxford,  N.  J. 

Joseph  Dean  Philip Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

William  Henry  Gunther New  York. 

George  W.  Day " 

1838 — Lebbeus  Chapman,  Jr. " 

James  H.  Wolle Bethlehem,  I'a. 

1839— Horatio  S.  Parke New  York. 

Edward  Innes Easton,  Pa. 

1840 — Samuel  Thomas Catasauqua,  Pa. 

Thomas  L.  McKeen,  Jr Easton,  Pa. 

Washington  Fitler, Philadelphia. 

1841 — Charles  Klose " 

Edwin  T.  Eisenbrey " 

James  N.  Beck •' 

Mrs.  H.   K.  Womrath,  in   memory  of 
George  K.  Womrath " 

John  Thomas Hokendauqua,  Pa. 

Max  Goepp New  York. 

1842 — Benjamin  J.  B.  Davis Philadelphia. 

John  P.  Kluge Aspinwall,  C.  A. 

1844 — Herman  A.  Brickenstein Bethlehem,  Pa. 

John  H.  McKinley New  York. 

William  A.  Lilliendahl,  "'■J'or  book'\  ...  " 


7©  NAZARETH  HALL. 

CLASS. 

1845— Charles  Goepp New  York. 

C.  Edward  Kummer Bethlehem,  Pa 

E.  H.  Walter Scranton,  Pa. 

Andrew  K.  Womrath Philadelphia. 

1846— Daniel  B.  Heilig  " 

Granville  Henry Bolton,  Pa. 

Edward  T.  Kluge Litiz,  Pa. 

1847— Plenry  Crease Annapolis,  Md. 

Jacob  C.  Mixsell Easton,  Pa. 

Frederick  E.  Steinle New  York. 

Richard  R.  Tschudy Litiz,  Pa. 

Frederic  K.  Womrath Philadelphia. 

John  Trucks,  Jr " 

1848 — Henderson  Gaylord,  in  memory  of  Asher 

Gaylord Plymouth,  Pa. 

Abraham  R.  Beck Litiz,  Pa. 

1849 — Henry  H.  Huntzinger Pottsville,  Pa. 

Robert  J.  McClatchcy Philadelphia. 

James  E.  Audenreid " 

1850 — Francis  S.  Kent " 

185 1 — Richard  Henry  Chapman " 

William  H.  Loyd 

Wilson  Loyd " 

John  Frederick  R.  Frueauft". Hollidaysburg,  Pa. 

1852— Charles  V.  Henry Albany,  N.  Y. 

Andrew  G.  White " 

Henry  T.  Clauder Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Charles  B.  Shultz 

John  Cennick  Harvey Brooklyn. 

Henry  Widmayer New  York. 

Robert  Laughlin Ph  iladelphia. 

Thomas  V.  Kessler " 

John  W.  Jordan " 

1853— William  H.  Jordan " 

Francis  Jordan,  Jr " 

F.  Augustus  Tilge " 

William  H.  Nixon " 

Marcelin   L.  de  Coursey " 

Nathaniel  C.  Longmire " 


NAZARETH  HALL.  71 

CLASS. 

Henry  G.  Latimer,  in  memory  of  David 

Teford  Latimer .' .   Plainfield,  N.  J. 

Jacob  Gulp Mount  Bethel,  Pa. 

Daniel  R.  Bennett,  in  memory  of  Horace 

C,  Bennett Jenkintown,  Pa. 

H.  G.  Tombler,  in  memory  of  Edmund 

A.  Shouse Easton,  Pa. 

Elam  W.  Witmer Cincinnati. 

Herman  Uhl New  York. 

Andrew  D.  Harper " 

William  Augustus  Street " 

1854— Lovell  Purdy " 

Charles  Gilsey " 

Peter  Gilsey " 

William  E.  Bute " 

Lucian  E.  Weimer Lebanon,  Pa. 

Garret  P.  Bergen Brooklyn. 

Henry  A.  Daily Easton,  Pa. 

Joseph  R.  Kenney Philadelphia. 

Joseph  W.  Drinkhouse " 

Samuel  Drinkhouse " 

185s — Cornelius  A.  Simonson New  York. 

George  Youngs " 

Edwin  Coles " 

Charles  W.  Held 

H.  W.  Ryerson,  in  memory  of  Charles 

Ryerson " 

D.  Newberry  Place " 

Carman  E.  Anderson Brooklyn. 

William  W.  Stearns Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Philip  H.  Kutzemeyer Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Frank  H.  Ellis Philadelphia, 

Benjamin  A.  Van  Shaick " 

John   Knecht,  in  memory  of  John  N. 

Knecht Freemansburg,  Pa. 

Lawrence  H.  Forman Easton,  Pa. 

1856— William  W.  Yohe Bethlehem,  Pa. 

George  A.  Yohe " 

John  Fream,  in  memory  of  George  Lor- 

illard  Fream Saugerties,  N.  Y. 

28* 


72  NAZARETH  HALL. 

CLASS. 

W.  Herman  T.  Frueauff Hollidaysburg,  Pa. 

Edward  T.  Henry Bolton,  Pa. 

Abraham  W.  Thomas Germantown,  Pa. 

George  Sellers Washington,  D.  C. 

Haydn  H.  Tschudy Litiz,  Pa. 

Edward  M.  Knox New  York. 

Jansen  H.  Anderson " 

William  H.  Close 

Edward  Uhl 

William  R.  Remsen " 

Jay  Jarvis " 

William  H.  Sneckner " 

Charles  Sigel,  Jr White's  Corners,  N.  Y. 

Harding  Williams Philadelphia. 

Richard  M.  Shoemaker,  Jr 

Samuel  Price  Wetherill 

John  T.  Robbins 

William  H.  Renshaw 

George  A.  Landell,  in  memory  of  Ben- 
jamin F.  Landell 

1857— George  E.  Tilge 

Henry  Bain 

Frank  S.  Rowland 

James  Day  Rowland Cheltenham,  Pa. 

Albert  Drinkhouse Easton,  Pa, 

Peter  Schneider,  Jr New  York. 

Phoenix  Remsen " 

1858— August  H.  Grote " 

Joseph  Kuntz " 

M.  Charles  Illig Brooklyn. 

George  C,  Lewis Wilkesbarre,  Pa. 

Herman  G.  Vetterlein Philadelphia. 

Ewing  Jordan " 

William  Stiles,  Jr " 

Louis  T,  Tilge " 

William  A.  Meurer " 

George  H.  Hibbler 

Norman  J.  Mayer New  York. 

Ferdinand  C.  Mayer " 

1859— Bruno  F.  Mayer " 


NAZARETH  HALL.  73 

CLASS. 

George  E.  L.  Hyatt New  York. 

Benjamin  P,  Whitney Pottsville,  Pa. 

David  F.  Rank Jonestown,  Pa. 

Arthur  E.  Hornblower Newark,  N.  J. 

Robert  J.  Hess Easton,  Pa. 

Martin  Landenberger,  Jr Philadelphia. 

Charles  H.  Landenberger " 

Theodor  C.  Engel " 

Stephen  N.  Winslow,  Jr " 

i860 — Gilbert  Jordan " 

Benjamin  Rowland,  in  memory  of  Thad- 

deus  Rowland Cheltenham,  Pa. 

David  P.  White Norristown,  Pa. 

1861 — Elwood  Coggeshall New  York. 

Joseph  S.  Rowland Philadelphia. 

1862 — George  T.  Coyne Richmond,  S.  I.,  N.  Y. 

Charles  S.  Russell Philadelphia. 

1863 — Francis  L.  Wolle Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Clarence  A.  Wolle " 

James  W.  Wilson Easton,  Pa. 

Harlan  P.  Hess " 

Robert  P.  Rader " 

Charles  D.  Lefevre Philadelphia. 

Joseph  C.  Kern " 

William  P.  Kern 

Robert  McC.  Turner " 

Frank  C.  Phillips 

Charles  D.  Phillips " 

Alfred  M.  Berg 

1864 — Louis  D.  Erben " 

Walter  Erben " 

Silas  L.  Early Palmyra,  Pa. 

1866— William  A.  Himes New  Oxford,  Pa. 

Franklin  Stotz Wind  Gap,  Pa. 

F.  E.  Huber Bethlehem,  Pa. 

J.  Drake Easton,  Pa. 

Colgate  Baker Japan. 

1818 — C.  A.  Luckenbach  (the  use  of  carriage 

on  the  Memorial  Day) Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Total  amount  contributed  by  246  persons,  $4.693- 


L'ENVOI. 

In  presenting  the  above  Report  to  the  Society,  its  Re- 
corder would  beg  leave  to  state  that  on  consulting  a 
majority  of  the  contributors  to  the  Monument  Fund  as 
to  the  disposal  of  the  balance  on  hand,  a  universal  desire 
was  expressed  to  appropriate  it  toward  defraying  the 
cost  of  a  new  stereotyped  edition  of  Nazareth  Hall  and 
its  Reunions.  To  this  end  he  accepted  the  generous  offer 
of  a  member  to  advance  what  was  wanting  for  the  execu- 
tion of  the  work  in  a  style  of  art  not  incommensurate 
with  the  interesting  subjects  of  which  it  is  a  repository. 

Of  his  own  contributions  to  its  pages,  he  trusts  he  will 
be  permitted  to  say,  that  the  time  and  labor  expended  in 
conducting  his  researches  (mainly  through  a  correspond- 
ence which  resulted  in  the  accumulation  of  a  large  mass 
of  letters)  were  cheerfully  rendered  ;  and  that  should  his 
work  meet  with  the  approbation  of  friends  of  the  Institu- 
tion which  is  the  central  object  of  this  volume,  his  labors 
will  not  have  been  in  vain. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

William  H.  Jordan,  Recorder^ 

Appointed  at  the  Reunion  of  June  8,  1866. 

Philadelphia,  June  ist,  1869. 
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APPENDIX. 


JOHN  GILPIN. 


Rev.  Paul  Weiss,  born  June  22,  1763,  at  Bethlehem,  died 
October  31,  1840.  The  John  Gilpin  was  produced  while 
Pastor  at  Emmaus,  circa  1813. 

By  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  Jedediah  Weiss,  of  Bethlehem, 
we  are  permitted  to  insert  in  this  rewriting  of  Nazareth 
Hall  a  literary  production  of  the  late  Rev.  Paul  Weiss, 
tutor  in  that  Institution  between  1797  and  1803.  Thus 
we  are  enabled  at  the  same  time  to  introduce  a  German 
Gilpin  into  the  world  of  letters — German  in  person,  in 
idiosyncrasy,  in  mode  of  expression  ;  and  German  as  a 
husband,  a  bon-vivant,  a  genial  fellow  well  met,  a  wit  and 
philosopher.  Frau  Gilpin,  too,  is  German;  and  so  are 
Tom  Callender,  Betty,  the  post-boy  and  the  six  gentle- 
men on  the  road.  The  reader  of  this  picturesque  ren- 
dition, into  which  the  translator  has  infused  not  only  the 
spirit  of  the  original,  but  his  own  keen  perception  of  fun 
and  the  ridiculous,  will  almost  hesitate  to  whom  to  award 
the  greener  laurel — to  the  amiable  Cowper,  or  to  the 
magician  whose  intellectual  legerdemain  wrought  this 
wonderful  transformation. 

3 


JOHN    GILPIN. 

JOHN  GILPIN. 

John  Gilpin  was  a  citizen 

Of  credit  and  renown  ; 
A  train-band  captain,  eke,  was  he 

Of  famous  London  town. 

John  Gilpin's  spouse  said  to  her  dear  i 
"  Though  wedded  we  have  been 

These  twice  ten  tedious  years,  yet  we 
No  holiday  have  seen. 

"  To-morrow  is  our  wedding-day, 
And  we  will  then  repair 
Unto  the  Bell  at  Edmonton, 
All  in  a  chaise  and  pair. 

"My  sister  and  my  sister's  child. 
Myself  and  children  three 
Will  fill  the  chaise  ;  so  you  must  ride 
On  horseback  after  we." 

He  soon  replied  :  "  I  do  admire 

Of  womankind,  but  one. 
And  you  are  she,  my  dearest  dear  ; 

Therefore  it  shall  be  done. 

"  I  am  a  linen-draper  bold. 

As  all  the  world  doth  know. 
And  my  good  friend  Tom  Callender 
Will  lend  his  horse  to  go." 

Qiioth  Mrs.  Gilpin  :  "  That 's  well  said  ; 

And  for  that  wine  is  dear, 
We  will  be  furnish'd  with  our  own. 

Which  is  both  bright  and  clear." 


JOHN    GILPIN. 


JOHN  GILPIN. 

yohn  Gilpin  war  ein  Burger,  der 

Credit  und  Ruhm  genoss, 
Auch  Hauptmann  einer  Schaar  war  er 

Von  London^  reich  und  grosz. 

"  Mein  Liebster  !"  sprach  Johti  Gilpin's  Weib  ; 
Wiewohl  wir  sind  getraut 
Seit  zwei  Jahrzehnden,  haben  wir 
Doch  nie  ein  Fest  geschaut. 

"  Auf  Morgen  fiillt  der  Trauungstag, 
Da  stellen  wir  uns  fein 
Beim  Glockenwirth  zu  Edmotiton, 
Mit  Kutsch'  und  Pferden  ein. 

"  Die  Schwester  und  der  Schwester-Kind, 
Ich  mit  drei  Kindern  werth, 
Besetzen  dann  die  Kutsche  ganz — 
Du  folgst  uns  nach  zu  Pferd." 

Er  sprach  gar  bald  :  "  Vom  Weibervolk 

Find'  ich  nur  eine  schon, 
Und  die  bist  du,  mein  liebster  Schatz  ! 

Drum  soil  es  auch  geschehn. 

"  Ein  Leinenhiindler  bin  ich,  klihn, 
Wie  alle  Welt  es  weisz, 
Und  unser  Freund,  Tom  Callender^ 
Leih't  mir  sein  Pferd  zur  Reis'. " 

Frau  Gilpin  spricht :  "  Dein  Wort  ist  gut, 

Doch  Wein  ist  thevire  Waar', 
Von  unserm  eignen  nehmen  wir, 

Er  funkelt  hell  und  klar." 

29  w 


JOHN  GILPIN. 

John  Gilpin  kissed  his  loving  wife  ; 

O'eijoy'd  was  he  to  find 
That  though  on  pleasure  she  was  bent, 

She  had  a  frugal  mind. 

The  morning  came,  the  chaise  was  brought, 

But  yet  was  not  allow'd 
To  drive  up  to  the  door,  lest  all 

Should  say  that  she  was  proud. 

So  three  doors  off'  the  chaise  was  stay'd, 

Where  they  did  all  get  in  ; 
Six  precious  souls,  and  all  agog 

To  dash  through  thick  and  thin. 

Smack  went  the  whip,  round  went  the  wheels, 

Were  never  folk  so  glad  ; 
The  stones  did  rattle  underneath, 

As  if  Cheapside  were  mad. 

John  Gilpin  at  his  horse's  side 

Seized  fast  the  flowing  mane, 
And  up  he  got  in  haste  to  ride. 

But  soon  came  down  again  ; 

For  saddle-tree  scarce  reach'd  had  he, 

His  journey  to  begin, 
When,  turning  round  his  head,  he  saw 

Three  customers  come  in. 

So  down  he  came  ;  for  loss  of  time, 

Although  it  grieved  him  sore, 
Yet  loss  of  pence,  full  well  he  knew. 

Would  trouble  him  much  more. 


JOHN  GILPIN. 

yohn  Gilpin  kiisst  sein  liebes  Weib  ; 

Er  fand  nun  hochst  erfreut, 
Wievvohl  sie  nach  Vergniigen  strebt, 

Liebt  sie  doch  Sparsamkeit. 

Der  Morgen  grant,  die  Kutsche  kam, 

Doch  man  erlaubte  nicht 
Vor's  Haus  zu  fahr'n,  damit  das  Volk, 

"  Die  Frau  ist  stolz" — nicht  spricht. 

Drei  Thiiren  weiter  hielt  sie  still, 

Plugs  waren  alle  drin, 
Sechs  theure  Seelen,  voller  Lust 

Zu  fahr'n  durch  Dick  und  Diinn. 

Die  Peitsche  knallt,  die  Rader  roll'n — 
Nie  freut  je  Volk  sich  mehr  ; 

Das  Pflaster  unten  rasselt  laut, 
Als  ob  es  rasend  war'. 

John  Gilpin  stand  nun  bei  dem  Pferd, 
Die  Mahne  fasst  er  schnell, 

Dann  steigt  er  auf,  will  eilends  fort, 
Doch  bleibt  erauf  der  Stell'. 

Den  Sattel  hat  er  kaum  erreicht, 

Die  Reise  zu  bestehn, 
So  schaut  er  um,  und  siehet  stracks 

In's  Haus  drei  Kunden  gehn. 

Er  stieg  nun  ab  ;  denn  Zeitverlust 
Krankt  freilich  ihn  gar  sehr, — 

Verlust  an  Geld,  das  wuszt'  er  wohl. 
Krankt  ihn  doch  noch  viel  mehr. 


JOHN   GILPIN. 

'Twas  long  before  the  customers 

Were  suited  to  their  mind, 
When  Betty,  screaming,  came  down  stairs, 

"  The  wine  is  left  behind  !" 

Good  lack  !"  quoth  he — "  yet  bring  it  me, 

My  leathern  belt  likewise, 
In  which  I  bear  my  trusty  sword 

When  I  do  exercise." 

Now  Mrs.  Gilpin  (careful  soul !) 

Had  two  stone  bottles  found, 
To  hold  the  liquor  that  she  loved. 

And  keep  it  safe  and  sound. 

Each  bottle  had  a  curling  ear, 
Through  which  the  belt  he  drew. 

And  hung  a  bottle  on  each  side. 
To  make  his  balance  true. 

Then  over  all,  that  he  might  be 

Equipped  from  top  to  toe. 
His  long  red  cloak,  well  brush'd  and  neat, 

He  manfully  did  throw. 

Now  see  him  mounted  once  again 

Upon  his  nimble  steed, 
Full  slowly  pacing  o'er  the  stones 

With  caution  and  good  heed. 

But  finding  soon  a  smoother  road 

Beneath  his  well-shod  feet. 
The  snorting  beast  began  to  trot, 

Which  gall'd  him  in  his  seat. 


JOHN   GILPIN. 

Die  Kunden  brauchten  viele  Zeit, 
Nach  Wunsch  bedient  zu  sein  ; — 

Indem  schreit  Betty  ihm  in's  Ohr, 
"  Dort  steht  ja  noch  der  Wein  !" 

•'  O  well !"  sprach  er,  "  doch  bring*  ihn  her, 
Auch  bring'  den  Giirtel  mir, 
Woran  ich  trag'  main  gutes  Schiwert, 
So  oft  ich  exercier'." 

Frau  Gilpin  (die  sorgfiilt'ge  Seel'!), 

Zwei  Kriige  fandvon  Stein, 
Zu  halten  ihren  Lieblingstrank, 

Der  wohl  verwahrt  musz  sein. 

Zwei  Henkel  hatte  jeder  Krug, 

Er  zog  den  Gurt  hinein, 
Hangt  einen  dann  auf  jede  Seit' 

Ins  Gleichgewicht  gar  fein. 

Um  nun  so  ausstaffirt  zu  sein, 

Dasz  er  nichts  mehr  bedarf, 
Den  rothen  Mantel,  nett  und  rein 

Er  mannlich  um  sich  warf. 

Nun  seht,  wie  er  auf  flinkem  Rosz 

Beginnet  seinen  Ritt, 
Gar  langsam  iiber  Steine  ging's 

Mit  wohlbediicht'gem  Schritt. 

Doch  unter  wohlbeschlag'nem  Huf, 

Fand  es  bald  eb'ne  Strasz, 
Und  schnaubend  gings  in  vollen  Trab, 

So  dasz  er  iibel  sasz. 

29  «■ 


lO  JOHN   GILPIN. 

So,  "  Fair  and  softly,"  John  he  cried. 

But  John  he  cried  in  vain  ; 
That  trot  became  a  gallop  soon, 

In  spite  of  curb  and  rein. 

So  stooping  down,  as  needs  he  must 

Who  cannot  sit  upright. 
He  grasp'd  the  mane  with  both  his  hands, 

And  eke  with  all  his  might. 

His  horse,  who  never  in  that  sort 

Had  handled  been  before. 
What  thing  upon  his  back  had  got 

Did  wonder  more  and  more. 

Away  went  Gilpin,  neck  or  naught ; 

Away  went  hat  and  wig  ; 
He  little  dreamt  when  he  set  out 

Of  running  such  a  rig. 

The  wind  did  blow,  the  cloak  did  fly, 
Like  streamer  long  and  gay, 

Till,  loop  and  button  failing  both, 
At  last  it  flew  away. 

Then  might  all  people  well  discern 

The  bottles  he  had  slung — 
A  bottle  swinging  at  each  side. 

As  hath  been  said  or  sung. 

The  dogs  did  bark,  the  children  scream'd, 

Up  flew  the  windows  all ; 
And  every  soul  cried  out,  "•  Well  done  !" 

As  loud  as  he  could  bawl. 


JOHN  GILPIN. 

"  Nur  sanft  und  sachte,"  rief  nun  John^ 
Vergeblich  rief  er  dies, 
Der  Trab  ward  zum  Galopp  sehr  bald, 
Trotz  Ziigel  und  Gebisz. 

Er  biickte  sich,  wie  jeder  musz, 

Der  nicht  grad'  sitzen  kann, 
Und  packt  aus  aller  Macht  die  Mahn' 

Mit  beiden  Hiinden  an. 

Das  Pferd,  noch  nie  behandelt  mit 

So  wenigem  Geschick, 
Floh  voller  Furcht,  und  liesz  im  Lauf 

Die  ganze  Welt  zuriick. 

Fort  gings  nun,  tiber  Hals  und  Kopf, 

Weg  flog  Hut  und  Perriick', 
Im  Anfang  traiimte  Gilpin  nicht 

Von  solchem  Miszgeschick. 

Stark  blies  der  Wind,  der  Mantel  schwebt 
Gleich  einem  Fahnlein  schon. 

Bis  endlich,  da  kein  Knopf  mehr  hielt, 
Der  Wind  ihn  weg  that  wehn. 

Jetzt  sahe  deutlich  alles  Volk, 

Wie  er  die  Kriige  schwang, 
Auf  beiden  Seiten  schaukeln  sie, 

Wie  ich  schon  sagt'  und  sang. 

Die  Hunde  bell'n,  die  Kinder  schrei'n. 

Die  Fenster  oflhet  man, 
Und  alles  schreit : — "  O  das  ist  brav  !" 

So  laut  als  Jedes  kann. 


12  yOH.Y   GILPIN. 

Away  went  Gilpin — who  but  he  ? 
His  fame  soon  spread  around  ; 
"  He  carries  weight !  he  rides  a  race  ! 
'Tis  for  a  thousand  pound  !" 

And  still,  as  fast  as  he  drew  near, 

'Twas  wonderful  to  view, 
How  in  a  trice  the  turnpike-men 

Their  gates  wide  open  threw. 

And  now,  as  he  went  bowing  down 

His  reeking  head  full  low, 
The  bottles  twain  behind  his  back 

Were  shatter'd  at  a  blow. 

Down  ran  the  wine  into  the  road, 

Most  piteous  to  be  seen. 
Which  made  his  horse's  flanks  to  smoke 

As  they  had  basted  been. 

But  still  he  seem'd  to  carry  weight, 
With  leathern  girdle  braced  ; 

For  all  might  see  the  bottle  necks 
Still  dangling  at  his  waist. 

Thus  all  through  merry  Islington 
These  gambols  he  did  play, 

Until  he  came  unto  the  Wash 
Of  Edmonton  so  gay  ; 

And  there  he  threw  the  wash  about 

On  both  sides  of  the  way, 
Just  like  unto  a  trundling  mop. 

Or  a  wild  goose  at  play. 


JOHN  GILPIN.  13 

Weg  flog  nun  Gilpin — wer  als  er  ! 
Sein  Ruf  gar  schnell  ward  kund, 
"  Er  tragt  Gewicht !     Ein  Wettritt  ist's 
Und  zwar  um  Tausend  Pfund  ?" 

Und  dann,  so  bald  er  nahe  kam, 

War's  wundervoll  zu  sehn, 
Wie  gleich  die  Fliigel  an  dem  Thor 

Fiir  ihn  weit  oflen  stehn. 

Doch  als  er  biickte  tief  sein  Haupt, 

Wovon  der  Schweisz  ihm  flosz, 
Zerschmettern  beide  Kriige  sich, 

Durch  einen  harten  Stosz. 

Mit  Jammer  sah'  man,  wie  der  Wein 

Nun  in  die  Strasze  flosz, 
Des  Pferdes  Seiten  dampften  sehr. 

Wo  sie  der  Wein  begosz. 

Er  schien,  als  triig'  er  noch  Gewicht, 

Noch  hing  am  Giirtel  fest, 
Und  baumelte  auf  jeder  Seit' 

Der  Kriige  Ueberrest. 

So  setzt'  er  durch  ganz  Islington 

Die  tollen  Spriinge  fort, 
Bis  zu  der  Wasch'  von  Edmonton, 

Dem  schonen  frohen  Ort. 

Die  Wasche  warf  er  weit  umher, 

Mit  schrecklichem  Gewiihl, 
Als  ware  sie  ein  Hudelwisch, 

Undwilde  Gans  im  Spiel. 


14  JOHN  GILPIN. 

At  Edmonton  his  loving  wife 

From  balcony  espied 
Her  tender  husband,  wondering  mucli 

To  see  how  he  did  ride. 

"  Stop,  stop,  John  Gilpin  ! — Here's  the  house  !' 

They  all  at  once  did  cry  ; 
"  The  dinner  waits,  and  we  are  tired  ;" 

Said  Gilpin  :  "  So  am  I !" 

But  yet  his  horse  was  not  a  whit 

Inclined  to  tarry  there  ; 
For  why? — his  owner  had  a  house 

Full  ten  miles  off,  at  Ware. 

So  like  an  arrow  swift  he  flew. 

Shot  by  an  archer  strong  ; 
So  did  he  fly — which  brings  me  to 

The  middle  of  my  song. 

Away  went  Gilpin  out  of  breath 

And  sore  against  his  will, 
Till  at  his  friend  Tom  Callender's 

His  horse  at  last  stood  still. 

Tom  Callender,  amazed  to  see 

His  neighbor  in  such  trim, 
Laid  down  his  pipe,  flew  to  the  gate, 

And  thus  accosted  him : 

"  What  news  ?  what  news.''  your  tidings  tell ; 
Tell  me  you  must  and  shall — 
Say  why  bare-headed  you  are  come. 
Or  why  you  come  at  all .'"' 


JOHN  GILPIN.  15 

Sein  theures  Weib  in  Edtnonton 

Erblickte  vom  Altan 
Den  lieben  Mann,  und  sah'  erstaunt 

Sein  tolles  Reiten  an. 

"  Halt !  halt !   John  Gilpin  /— Hier  ist's  Haus"— 

Schrie'n  alle  fiirchterlich  ; 
"  Die  Mahlzeit  wartet — wir  sind  miid  !" 

Spricht  Gilpin:  "So  bin  ich  !" 

Jedoch  sein  Pferd  war  nicht  geneigt 

Hier  zu  verweilen  sehr  ; 
Warum  ? — sein  Herr  besasz  ein  Haus 

Zehn  Meilen  ab — zu  Ware. 

Wie  je  ein  Pfeil  mit  Kraft  geschnellt 

Zum  fernen  Ziele  drang, 
So  flog  es — und  dies  bringet  mich, 

Zur  mitte  vom  Gesang. 

Ganz  athemlos  musz  Gilpin  fort, 

Wiewohl  er  gar  nicht  will, 
Bis    an  das  Haus  Tofn  Cullender's., 

Dort  stand  das  Pferd  erst  still. 

Erstaunt  sieht  dieser  seinen  Freund 

In  solchem  Aufzug  nah'n, 
Legt  weg  die  Pfeife,  laiift  an's  Thor, 

Und  red't  ihn  also  an : 

"  Was  gibt's?  was  gibt's — erzahl'  es  doch, 
Geschwind  leg'  alles  dar  ! — 
Warum  kamst  du  baarhauptig  her? — 
Ja,  warum  kamst  du  gar?" — 


1 6  JOHN  GILPIN. 

Now  Gilpin  had  a  pleasant  wit, 

And  loved  a  timely  joke  ; 
And  thus  unto  Tom  Callander 

In  merry  guise  he  spoke  : 

"  I  came  because  your  horse  would  come  ; 
And,  if  I  well  forebode, 
My  hat  and  wig  will  soon  be  here. 
They  are  upon  the  road." 

Tom  Callender,  right  glad  to  find 

His  friend  in  merry  pin, 
Return'd  him  not  a  single  word, 

But  to  the  house  went  in  ; 

Whence  straight  he  came  with  hat  and  wig, 

A  wig  that  flowed  behind, 
A  hat  not  much  the  worse  for  wear. 

Each  comely  in  its  kind. 

He  held  them  up,  and  in  his  turn 
Thus  show'd  his  ready  wit : 
"  My  head  is  twice  as  big  as  yours. 
They  therefore  needs  must  fit ! 

"  But  let  me  scrape  the  dirt  away 
That  hangs  about  your  face  ; 
And  stop  and  eat,  for  well  you  may 
Be  in  a  hungry  case." 

Said  John  :  "  It  is  my  wedding-day. 
And  all  the  world  would  stare, 

If  wife  should  dine  at  Edmonton, 
And  I  should  dine  at  Ware." 


JOHN  GILPIN.  17 

yohn  Gilpin  liebte  feinen  Scherz, 

Auch  fehlt's  an  Witz  ihm  nicht, 
Daher  er  zu  Tom  Cullender 

Gar  spaszhaft  also  spricht : 

"  Ich  kam,  well  es  dein  Pferd  gewollt, 
Und  hor',  mir  ahnet  was  ; 
Hut  und  Perriick'  sind  auch  bald  hier, 
Denn  sie  sind  auf  der  Sir  ass  I" 

Tom  Cullender^  froh,  dasz  sein  Freund 

Noch  kann  so  lustig  sein, 
Erwiedert  nicht  ein  einzig's  Wort, 

Und  geht  ins  Haus  hinein. 

Hut  und  Permcke  bracht  er  gleich, — 

Voll  Locken  die  Perriick', 
Der  Hut  war  noch  in  gutem  Stand, 

Und  zierlich  jedes  Stiick. 

Er  hielt  sie  hin,  und  sprach  sodann, 
Gar  witzig,  schlau,  und  fein  ; 
"  Mein  Kopf  miszt  deinen  zweimal  auf, 
Drum  sind  sie  nicht  zu  klein. 

"  Doch  lasz  mich  nun  dein  Angesicht 
Vom  Unflath  auch  befrei'n, 
Bleib  hier  und  isz, — ich  denke  wohl, 
Dasz  du  magst  hungrig  sein. 

Spricht  yohn^ — "  Heut  ist  mein  Trauungstag, 

Die  Leut'  erstaunten  sehr, 
Speiszt  meine  Frau  in  Ed7nonton 

Und  ich  speisz  hier  in   Ware." 

30 


1 8  JOHN  GILPIN. 

So  tui-ning  to  his  horse  he  said  : 

"I  am  in  haste  to  dine  ; 
'Twas  for  your  pleasure  you  came  here, 

You  shall  go  back  for  mine." 

Ah  luckless  speech,  and  bootless  boast ! 

For  which  he  paid  full  dear  ; 
For,  while  he  spake,  a  braying  ass 

Did  sing  most  loud  and  clear; 

Whereat  his  horse  did  snort,  as  he 

Had  heard  a  lion  roar. 
And  gallop'd  off  with  all  his  might, 

As  he  had  done  before. 

Away  went  Gilpin,  and  away 

Went  Gilpin's  hat  and  wig  ; 
He  lost  them  sooner  than  at  first. 

For  why  ? — They  were  too  big. 

Now  Mrs.  Gilpin,  when  she  saw 

Her  husband  posting  down 
Into  the  country  far  away. 

She  pull'd  out  half-a-crown  ; 

And  thus  unto  the  youth  she  said 
That  drove  them  to  the  Bell, 
"  This  shall  be  yours,  when  you  bring  back 
My  husband  safe  and  well." 

The  youth  did  ride,  and  soon  did  meet 

John  coming  back  amain  ; 
Whom  in  a  trice  he  tried  to  stop, 

By  catching  at  his  rein  ; 


JOHN  GILPIN.  19 

Zum  Pferde  redend,  spricht  er  dann  ; 

"  Zur  Mahlzeit  eile  ich, 
Fiir  dein  Vergniigen  kam  ich  her, 

Du  gehst  zuriick  fur  mich — " 

O  lehres  Wort !  O  eitler  Ruhm  ! 

Er  zahlte  dafiir  baar  ; 
Noch  red't  er,  als  ein  Esel  schrie 

Und  sang  gar  laut  und  klar. 

Drob  schnaubt  das  Pferd,  als  ob  ein  Leu 

Ihm  briillte  in  das  Ohr 
Und  galoppirt  aus  aller  Macht 

Wie  es  gethan  zuvor. 

Und  Gilpin  ging — Hut  und  Perruck' 

Flog  weg  in  kurzer  Zeit, 
Viel  friiher  als  das  erste  mal ; 

Warum  ? — Sie  war'n  zu  weit. 

Frau  Gilpin,  als  sie  sahe,  wie 

Ihr  Mann  gejagt  davon 
Weit  in  das  Land, — zog  sie  heraus 

Gleich  eine  halbe  Kron' ; 

Und  sprach  zum  Jiingling  der  sie  fuhr, 
Mit  kummervollenn  Blick, 
"  Die  geb  ich  dir,  bringst  du  den  Mann 
Gesund  und  wohl  zuriick. 

Der  Jiingling  ritt, — begegnet'  ihm, — 

Und  that  gern  was  er  soil ; 
Er  hascht  John  Gilpin's  Pferd  am  Zaum, 

Doch,  da  ward's  erst  recht  toll. 


20  JOHN   GILPIN 

But  not  performing  what  he  meant, 
And  gladly  would  have  done, 

The  frighted  steed  he  frighted  more, 
And  made  him  faster  run. 

Away  went  Gilpin,  and  away 
Went  post-boy  at  his  heels. 

The  post-boy's  horse  right  glad  to  miss 
The  lumbering  of  the  wheels. 

Six  gentlemen  upon  the  road, 

Thus  seeing  Gilpin  fly 
With  post-boy  scampering  in  the  rear, 

They  raised  the  hue  and  cry  : 

"  Stop  thief!  stop  thief! — a  highwayman  !' 
Not  one  of  them  was  mute  ; 
And  all  and  each  that  pass'd  that  way 
Did  join  in  the  pursuit. 

And  now  the  turnpike  gates  again 

Flew  open  in  short  space  ; 
The  toll-men  thinking  as  before 

That  Gilpin  rode  a  race. 

And  so  he  did,  and  won  it  too, 

For  he  got  first  to  town  ; 
Nor  stopp'd  till  where  he  had  got  up. 

He  did  again  get  down. 

Now  let  us  sing,  "  Long  live  the  king, 

And  Gilpin  long  live  he  ; 
And  when  he  next  doth  ride  abroad. 

May  I  be  there  to  see." 


JOHN  GILPIN.  21 

Denn  er  vollbrachte  nicht,  was  er 

Sehr  gerne  wollte  thun, 
Dadurch  erschreckt  er  Gilpin^ s  Pferd, 

Es  lief  noch  starker  nun. 

Weg  flog  nun  Gilpin  !  und  ihm  folgt 

Der  Postknecht  auf  dern  Fusz, 
Des  Postknechts  Pferd,  froh,  dasz  es  nic) 

Die  Kutsche  ziehen  musz. 

Sechs  Herren  auf  der  Strasze  sah'n 

Wie  Gilpin  jagt  vorbei, 
Und  wie  der  Postknecht  ihn  verfolgt, 

Die  machten  ein  Geschrei ; 

"  Halt  an  den  Dieb,  den  Rauber  dort !" 
Es  schwieg  nicht  einer  jetzt — 
Von  alien  auf  der  Strasze  ward 
Ihm  eilends  nachgesetzt. 

Doch  alle  Thore  offnen  sich 

Fiir  ihn  in  kurzer  Zeit, — 
Man  glaubt  dasz  Gilpi?i,  immer  noch 

Um  eine  Wette  reit'. 

Er  that's, — gewann  sie — kam  zuerst 

Nun  in  die  Stadt  mit  Sieg, 
Und  hielt  nicht,  bis,  wo  er  begann 

Er  von  dem  Pferde  stieg. 

Nun  singt :  "  Der  Konig  lebe  lang, 

jfokn  Gilpin  leb' ! — Juchhei ! 
Und  wenn  er  wieder  reiten  wird, 

War'  ich  doch  dann  dabei !" 

X 


MORGETS  UND    OWETS. 


The  following  elegiac  idyl,  in  Pennsylvania  German^ 
is  the  creation  of  the  late  Rev.  Emanuel  Rondthaler, 
tutor  in  the  Hall  betw^een  1832  and  1839  ;  and  we  believe 
one  of  the  first  attempts  to  render  that  mongrel  dialect 
the  vehicle  of  poetic  thought  and  diction.  It  is  admitted 
into  this  repository  for  a  consideration  else  than  its  lite- 
rary merit ;  the  language  in  which  its  sentiments  are  con- 
veyed being  that  of  the  neighborhood  of  Nazareth  in 
part,  with  whose  population  students  at  the  Hall  in  all 
times  were  brought  into  frequent  contact.  Mr.  Rond- 
thaler's  lyric  is  worded  in  the  vernacular  of  these  once  so- 
called  "  Bushwhackers,"  between  whom  and  the  "  Hall- 
ers"  petty  warfare  has  been  waged  from  time  immemo- 
rial. Of  the  origin  of  the  long-cherished  difference,  his- 
tory and  tradition  are  silent.  Perhaps  it  was  a  war  of 
races,  accountable  only  on  the  assumption  of  an  instinct- 
ive antagonism.  Perhaps  the  contest  was  provoked, 
for  although  the  "  Bushwhackers"  were  stigmatized  as 
a  semi-ferine  race,  they  were  a  harmless,  hard-working 
people,  who  gave  generously  of  their  orchards  and  rural 
stores  until  the  "  Hallers"  aggravated  them  beyond  en 
durance  by  persistent  depredations  on  their  choice  apples 
and  reserved  chestnuts. 

The  touching  appeal  which  the  little  poem  makes  to 
the  finer  feelings  of  our  nature,  through  the  medium  of 
external  objects  most  familiar  and  suggestive  to  the  rustic, 
loses  none  of  its  power,  although  conveyed  in  the  rude 
language  of  his  every-day  life  ;  while  the  spirit  of  Chris- 
tian faith  and  hope  with  which  it  is  imbued  reminds  us 
forcibly  of  what  we  are  apt  to  forget — that  the  diviner 
impulses  of  our  spiritual  being  are  shared  alike  by  all 
classes  of  the  human  family. 

23 


24  MO R GETS    UND    OWETS. 


MORGETS  UND  OWETS. 

MoRGETS  scheint  die  Sunn  so  scho, 
Owets  geht  der  gehl  Mond  uf, 

Morgets  leit  der  Dau  im  Glii, 
Owets  drett  mer  drucke  druf. 

Morgets  singe  all  die  Feggle, 

Owets  greyscht  der  Lawb-krott  arg, 

Morgets  gloppt  mer  mit  der  Fleggle, 
Owets  leit  mer  sho  im  Sarg. 

Alles  dut  sich  ennere  do, 

Nix  bleibt  immer  so  wie  nau  ; 

Wos'  em  Frad  macht,  bleibt  nett  so, 
Werd  gar  arg  bald  harrt  un  ran — 

Drowewerd  es  anners  sein, 
Dart  wo  nau  so  bio  aussickt ; 

Dart  is  Morgets  alles  fein, 
Dart  is  Owets  alles  Lickt. 

Morgets  is  dart  Frad  die  Fill, 

Owets  is  es  o  noch  so  ; 
Morgets  is  ems  Hcrz  so  still ; 

Owets  is  mer  o  noch  fro. 

Ach  !  wie  dut  mer  doch  gelischte, 
Nach  der  blo'e  Woning  dart ; 

Dart  mit  alle  gute  Ghrishte 
Frad  zu  have — Roo  als  fort. 

Wann  sie  mich  ins  Grab  nei  drage, 
Greint  nett — denn  ich  habs  so  scho,- 

Wann  sie — "  Ess  is  Owet !" — sage — 
Denkt — bci  ihm  is  sell,  "all  one." 


MO R GETS    UND    OWETS. 


TRANSLATION. 


In  the  morning  the  sun  shines  cheerful  and  bright, 
In  the  evening  the  yellow  moon's  splendor  is  shed  ; 

In  the  morning  the  clover's  with  dew  all  bedight, 
In  the  evening  its  blossoms  are  dry  to  the  tread. 

In  the  morning  the  birds  sing  in  unison  sweet, 
In  the  evening  the  frog  cries  prophetic  and  loud  ; 

In  the  morning  we  toil  to  the  flail's  dull  beat, 
In  the  evening  we  lie  in  our  coffin  and  shroud. 

Here  on  earth  there  is  nothing  exempt  from  rude  change — 
Nought  abiding,  continuing  always  the  same  ; 

What  pleases  is  passing, — is  past !  oh  how  strange  ! 
And  the  joy  that  so  mocked  us  is  followed  by  pain. 

But  above  'twill  be  different,  I  very  well  know — 
Up  yonder,  where  all  is  so  calm  and  so  blue  I 

In  the  morning  there  objects  will  be  all  aglow — 
In  the  evening  aglow,  too,  with  heaven's  own  hue. 

In  the  morning  up  yonder  our  cup  will  be  filled. 

In  the  evening  its  draught  will  not  yet  have  been  drain'd  ; 

In  the  morning  our  hearts  will  divinely  be  stilled. 
In  the  evening,  ecstatic  with  bliss  here  unnamed. 

And  oh  how  I  long,  how  I  yearn  to  be  there. 
Up  yonder,  where  all  is  so  calm  and  so  blue  ! 

With  the  spirits  of  perfected  just  ones  to  share 
Through  eternity's  ages  joy  and  peace  ever  new. 

And  when  to  my  grave  I  shall  slowly  be  borne, 
Oh  weep  and  lament  not,  for  I  am  so  blest ! 

And  when  "it  is  evening"  you'll  say — or,  "'tis  morn" — 
Remember,  for  me  there  is  nothing  but  rest ! 


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